1st John Chapter 3 verse 13 Holy Bible
Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you.
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Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world has no love for you.
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Do not wonder, brethren, if the world hate you.
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Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
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Don't be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.
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Do not wonder, my brethren, if the world doth hate you;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 13-24. - Hate and death contrasted with love and life (verses 13-15); generous love, which has its pattern in the self-sacrifice of Christ (verses 16, 17); sincere love, which is the ground of our boldness toward God, who has commanded us to love (verses 18-24). Verse 13. - Human nature is the same as of old. There is still a Cain, the world, hating its Abel, the Church. Therefore marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you. Here only does St. John use the address, "brethren," which is appropriate to the subject of brotherly love. Elsewhere his readers are "children" or "beloved." The "if" (εἰ with indicative) expresses no doubt as to the fact, but states it gently and conditionally.