John 15:18
If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
In Context
17So this is my law for you: Have love one for another.
Cross References
1 Kings 22:8And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Isaiah 53:3Men made sport of him, turning away from him; he was a man of sorrows, marked by disease; and like one from whom men's faces are turned away, he was looked down on, and we put no value on him.
Matthew 5:11Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
Matthew 24:9Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.
Luke 6:22Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.
John 7:7It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.
Matthew Henry on John 15:10-18
Christ's Love to His Disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my… Read the whole commentary →