1 John 3:13

1 John 3:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you.

Context of 1 John 3:13

11For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we are to love one another; 12not as Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And for what reason did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous. Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. 14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death. 15Everyone who hates his brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

1 John 3:13 word by word

Καὶ μὴ θαυμάζετε, ἀδελφοί εἰ μισεῖ ὑμᾶς ὁ κόσμος.Read the interlinear

• Do not beθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
• brothersἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• hatesμισέωmiseō · to hateG3404

Cross-references for 1 John 3:13

• Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.
• John 3:7Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’
• Acts 3:12But when Peter saw this, he replied to the people, “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why are you staring at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?
• Revelation 17:7And the angel said to me, “Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
• Matthew 10:22And you will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
• Matthew 24:9“Then they will hand you over to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
• Mark 13:13And you will be hated by everyone because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
• Luke 6:22Blessed are you when the people hate you, and when they exclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man.
• Luke 21:17and you will be hated by all people because of My name.
• John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify about it, that its deeds are evil.
• John 15:18“If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.
• John 16:2They will ban you from the synagogue, yet an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering a service to God.
• John 17:14I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
• Romans 8:7because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so,
• 2 Timothy 3:12Indeed, all who want to live in a godly way in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
• James 4:4You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

Commentaries on 1 John 3:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Marvel not - if the world hate you - Expect no better treatment from unconverted Jews and Gentiles than Abel received from his wicked and cruel brother. This was a lesson to the Church, preparatory to martyrdom. Expect neither justice nor mercy from the men who are enemies of God. They are either full of malice and envy, hateful, hating one another, or they are specious, hollow, false, and deceitful. "A foe to God was ne'er true friend to Man."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Marvel not - Do not think it so unusual, or so little to be expected, as to excite astonishment. If the world hate you - The emphasis here is to be placed on the word “you.” The apostle had just adverted to the fact that Cain hated Abel, his brother, without cause, and he says that they were not to deem it strange if the world hated them in like manner. The Saviour John 15:17-18 introduced these subjects in the same connection. In enjoining the duty of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-15Verses 11-15 We should love the Lord Jesus, value his love, and therefore love all our brethren in Christ. This love is the special fruit of our faith, and a certain sign of our being born again. But none who rightly know the heart of man, can wonder at the contempt and enmity of ungodly people against the children of God. We know that we are passed from death to life: we may know it by the evidences of our faith in Christ, of which love to our brethren…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13Cain, who belonged to the evil one: Cain was jealous that Abel received approval from God. This jealousy led to murder (Genesis 4:8). God judges hatred, just like the outward act that results from it (see Matthew 5:21–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Marvel not--The marvel would be if the world loved you. the world--of whom Cain is the representative (1Jo 3:12). hate you--as Cain hated even his own brother, and that to the extent of murdering him. The world feels its bad works tacitly reproved by your good works.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 John 3:13

• Commandments
• Hatred
• Malice
• Persecution
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on 1 John 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings