Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved — the everyone will hate you is comprehensive: the persecution is universal in its source. Because of me: the hatred is not generic social hostility but specifically because of the disciples' identification with Jesus. The one who stands firm (ho de hypomeinas) to the end will be saved: endurance is the virtue required by the persecution period. The end is either the end of the individual's life or the end of the age — both meanings may be intended.

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