He adds: “You will be objects of hatred by all people on account of my name; but he that has endured to the end is the one that will be saved.”

It is true that Jesus gave this instruction, warning, and encouragement to his 12 apostles, but it was also meant for those who would share in the worldwide preaching after his death and resurrection. This is shown by his saying that his disciples would be ‘hated by all people,’ not just by the Israelites to whom the apostles were sent to preach.