Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsMarvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you.
So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
Do not wonder, my brethren, if the world doth hate you;
Do not wonder, brethren, if the world hate you.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New Testament1 John — The aged apostle writes to churches in Asia Minor facing docetic teachers who deny the incarnation. Three tests interweave through five short chapters: walk in the light, love the brethren, confess Jesus come in the flesh.
- Author
- The apostle John — same author as the Gospel of John and 2/3 John; early church unanimous
- Date
- Late 1st century, c. AD 85–95, likely written from Ephesus