1. Matthew 10:21–22 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Will everybody in the world hate Christians?

Matthew 10:21–22 (ESV)

21 Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death,

In short

No, but the world’s hatred will be very general, so much so that Jesus states in Matthew 10:22 that you will be hated by all. Here again, Jesus also expressly gives the reason for their hatred, as they will persecute his followers for my name’s sake (see Matthew 10:16a, Matthew 10:18), because the preachers of the gospel proclaim the name of Christ exclusively as the only One who brings salvation (Acts 4:12).

No, although the hatred from the world will indeed be very general, so much so that Jesus states in Matthew 10:22 that you will be hated by all. Here again, Jesus also expressly provides the reason for their hatred, as they will persecute his followers for my name’s sake (see Matthew 10:16a, Matthew 10:18). It is the name of Christ that makes people unpopular for identifying as Christians. Yet they must persevere under pressure.1

The preachers of the gospel proclaim the name of Christ exclusively as the only One who brings salvation (Acts 4:12). This is why wherever the name of Christ is proclaimed, hatred arises.2