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 gospel message that you have heard from the beginning: that we should love one another, 12not like Cain who was of the evil one and brutally murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous. Therefore do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. 14We know that we have crossed over from death to life because we love our fellow Christians. The one who does not love remains in death. 15Everyone who hates his fellow Christian is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.

1 John 3:13 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Marvelθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
• notμήmē · notG3361
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• the worldὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• hateμισέωmiseō · to hateG3404
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for 1 John 3:13

• Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!
• John 3:7Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must all be born from above.’
• Acts 3:12When Peter saw this, he declared to the people, “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us as if we had made this man walk by our own power or piety?
• Revelation 17:7But the angel said to me, “Why are you astounded? I will interpret for you the mystery of the woman and of the beast with the seven heads and ten horns that carries her.
• Matthew 10:22And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
• Matthew 24:9“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.
• Mark 13:13You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
• Luke 6:22“Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man!
• Luke 21:17You will be hated by everyone because of my name.
• John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it that its deeds are evil.
• John 15:18“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first.
• John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogue, yet a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.
• John 17:14I have given them your word, and the world has hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
• Romans 8:7because the outlook of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor is it able to do so.
• 2 Timothy 3:12Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
• James 4:4Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God? So whoever decides to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy.

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)

In the dictionaries

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• Condemn
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• Word
• Ethics
• Johannine Theology
• John, the Epistles of

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