22 Bible Verses about People Being Hated
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You have distanced my friends from me;
You have made me repulsive to them.
I am shut in and cannot go out.
Be gracious to me, Lord;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.
Lift me up from the gates of death,
Ahithophel replied to Absalom, “Sleep with your father’s concubines he left to take care of the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become repulsive to your father, everyone with you will be encouraged.”
You who tremble at His word,
hear the word of the Lord:
“Your brothers who hate and exclude you
because of Me have said,
‘Let the Lord be glorified
so that we can see your joy!’
But they will be put to shame.”
Instead of your being deserted and hated,
with no one passing through,
I will make you an object of eternal pride,
a joy from age to age.
“Therefore, I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your provisions. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the Philistine women, who were embarrassed by your indecent behavior.
I am therefore going to gather all the lovers you pleased—all those you loved as well as all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose your nakedness to them so they see you completely naked.
They will treat you with hatred, take all you have worked for, and leave you stark naked, so that the shame of your debauchery will be exposed, both your indecency and promiscuity.
You will be hated by everyone because of My name. But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.
“Then they will hand you over for persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of My name.
And you will be hated by everyone because of My name. But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.
You are blessed when people hate you,
when they exclude you, insult you,
and slander your name as evil
because of the Son of Man.
I have given them Your word.
The world hated them
because they are not of the world,
as I am not of the world.
If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.
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