Verse 13.— Marvel not, my brethren. The apostle here says: We should not marvel— wonder --­if we be hated by the world. While no reason is given, the former verse indicates the source of all hatred. The con­flict between good and evil had its origin early in the his­tory of the race. That conflict is still going on, and will to the end of time. It is the common lot of all the righteous to be hated by the wicked from the beginning.