Bible Strands
Luke 21:17
And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples during the Olivet Discourse, forecasting the persecution they will endure before his return. He declares that their identification with him will trigger universal opposition.
The words — μισοῦμενοι (misoumenoi) literally means "hated" and ὄνομα (onoma) means "name." The syntax places πάντων ("all") under ὑπὸ ("by"), establishing the breadth of the hostility rather than its specific causes.
The thread — The pattern of name-driven hostility appears in John 15:19, John 15:21, and Luke 6:22. Each passage ties the experience of rejection directly to belonging to Jesus rather than to personal conduct.
Why it lands — The text demands that readers accept social isolation as an inevitable byproduct of allegiance to Christ. It requires shifting the basis of security from human acceptance to the promise of divine preservation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
Cross-references
- John 15:19 If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
- Luke 6:22 Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
- John 15:21 But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
- 2 Corinthians 12:10 That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
- Matthew 10:22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Matthew 24:9 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
- Mark 13:13 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- 2 Corinthians 4:11 For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
- Philippians 1:29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
- Revelation 2:3 Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.