Genesis 37:4

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Summary

And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

Hated him

General references

Genesis 49:23

Mark 3:25

Bible References

Hated him

Then Joseph had a dream. When he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

but He did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he looked despondent.

Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau determined in his heart: “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

The archers attacked him,
shot at him, and were hostile toward him.

So Jesse sent for him. He had beautiful eyes and a healthy, handsome appearance.

Then the Lord said, “Anoint him, for he is the one.”

David’s oldest brother Eliab listened as he spoke to the men, and became angry with him. “Why did you come down here?” he asked. “Who did you leave those few sheep with in the wilderness? I know your arrogance and your evil heart—you came down to see the battle!”

But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;
many hate me for no reason.

Those who hate me without cause
are more numerous than the hairs of my head;
my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,
are powerful.
Though I did not steal, I must repay.

so His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea so Your disciples can see Your works that You are doing.

“If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me before it hated you.

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.

But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he’s going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

This is how God’s children—and the Devil’s children—are made evident.

Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother.

If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For the person who does not love his brother he has seen cannot love the God he has not seen.

General references

The archers attacked him,
shot at him, and were hostile toward him.

If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.