It is good for us to remember that in the first century, genuine Christians were hated by many ​ — if not the majority — ​ of their contemporaries.
حَتَّى إِنَّ ٱلْمَسِيحِيِّينَ ٱلْحَقِيقِيِّينَ آنَذَاكَ كَانُوا مُبْغَضِينَ مِنْ كَثِيرِينَ ،‏ إِنْ لَمْ نَقُلْ مِنَ ٱلْجَمِيعِ .‏