1 John 3:13
Do not be surprised, believers, if the world hates you.
John 17:14
John 15:18-19
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight [of corruption]; for a higher official watches over another official, and there are higher ones over them [looking out for one another].
Matthew 10:22
Matthew 24:9
Mark 13:13
Luke 6:22
Luke 21:17
John 3:7
John 7:7
John 16:2
John 16:33
Acts 3:12
And Peter, seeing this, said to the people, “You men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why are you staring at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
Romans 8:7
the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot,
2 Timothy 3:12
Indeed, all who delight in pursuing righteousness and are determined to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be hunted and persecuted [because of their faith].
James 4:4
You adulteresses [disloyal sinners—flirting with the world and breaking your vow to God]! Do you not know that being the world’s friend [that is, loving the things of the world] is being God’s enemy? So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Revelation 17:7
But the angel said to me, “Why do you wonder? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Marvel not
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An unjust man is repulsive to the righteous,
And he who is upright in the way [of the Lord] is repulsive to the wicked.