12 Bible Verses about Reasons Why The World Hates Christians
Most Relevant Verses
And you will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name; but he who holds out to the End--he will be saved.
If the world hates you, remember that it has first had me as the fixed object of its hatred.
You unfaithful women, do you not know that friendship with the world means enmity to God? Therefore whoever is bent on being friendly with the world makes himself an enemy to God.
"At that time they will deliver you up to punishment and will put you to death; and you will be objects of hatred to all the nations because you are called by my name.
Their hearts overflowed with all sorts of dishonesty, mischief, greed, malice. They were full of envy and murder, and were quarrelsome, crafty, and spiteful. They were secret backbiters, open slanderers; hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful; inventors of new forms of sin, disobedient to parents, destitute of common sense,
But they will inflict all this suffering upon you on account of your bearing my name--because they do not know Him who sent me.
But this has been so, in order that the saying may be fulfilled which stands written in their Law, 'They have hated me without any reason.'
And this is the test by which men are judged--the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness more than they loved the Light, because their deeds were wicked.
Can it be that I have become your enemy through speaking the truth to you?
For the Message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are on the way to perdition, but it is the power of God to those whom He is saving.
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentile nations because of you, as Holy Writ declares.
"Blessed are those who have borne persecution in the cause of Righteousness, for to them belongs the Kingdom of the Heavens. "Blessed are you when they have insulted and persecuted you, and have said every cruel thing about you falsely for my sake. Be joyful and triumphant, because your reward is great in the Heavens; for so were the Prophets before you persecuted.
