If (ε). Common construction after θαυμαζω (wonder) rather than οτ (that, because). Present imperative here with μη means "cease wo…

Marvel not. Do not think it so unusual, or so little to be expected, as to cause astonishment.

If the world hate you. The …

BROTHERLY LOVE THE NECESSARY FLOWER OF THE DIVINE LOVE IN THE DIVINE BIRTH (1 John 3:11–18).—In 1 John 2:10, St. Joh…

Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

See, Cain hated Abel, and the world hates the saints. It is the very nature and spir…

The hatred of the “world” (GK 3180) for the community of faith must not surprise the believers. The author does not say that the world always hates…

Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you .
By "the world" is meant the inhabitants of the world, the wicked part of them…

We should love the Lord Jesus, value his love, and therefore love all our brothers and sisters in Christ. This love is the special fruit of our fai…