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Selected Verse: 1 John 3:13 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Jo 3:13 |
King James |
Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Marvel not--The marvel would be if the world loved you.
the world--of whom Cain is the representative (Jo1 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. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Marvel 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 Joh 15:17-18 introduced these subjects in the same connection. In enjoining the duty of brotherly love on his disciples, he adverts to the fact that they must expect to be hated by the world, and tells them to remember that the world hated him before it hated them. The object of all this was to show more clearly the necessity of strong and tender mutual affection among Christians, since they could hope for none from the world. See the notes at Joh 15:18-19. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
world
Greek, "kosmos", means "world-system". (Jo1 4:3-5); (Joh 7:7).
(See Scofield) - (Rev 13:8). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Brethren (ἀδελφοί)
The only occurrence of this mode of address in the Epistle.
Hate (μισεῖ)
Indicative mood, pointing to the fact as existing: if the world hate you, as it does. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Marvel not if the world hate you - For the same cause. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Marvel 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." |
12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.