Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Given
The world
Bible References
Given
John 17:8
because the words that you gave me I passed on to them. They have received them and know for sure that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.
The world
John 7:7
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify against it that its actions are evil.
John 15:18
"If the world hates you, you should realize that it hated me before you.
Genesis 3:15
"I'll place hostility between you and the woman, between your offspring and her offspring. He'll strike you on the head, and you'll strike him on the heel."
Proverbs 29:27
The unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and whoever lives blamelessly is detestable to the wicked.
Zechariah 11:8
In a single month I got rid of three shepherds because I grew tired of them, and they despised me.
Matthew 10:24
"A disciple is not above his teacher, and a slave is not above his master.
1 Peter 4:4
They insult you now because they are surprised that you are no longer joining them in the same excesses of wild living.
1 John 3:12
Do not be like Cain, who was from the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because what he was doing was evil and his brother's actions were righteous.
They
John 17:16
They don't belong to the world, just as I don't belong to the world.
John 8:23
He told them, "You are from below, I'm from above. You are of this world, but I'm not of this world.
1 John 4:5
These people belong to the world. That is why they speak from the world's perspective, and the world listens to them.
1 John 5:19
We know that we are from God and that the whole world lies under the control of the evil one.