Jesus also said, "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you." (Luke 6:27-28 ESV)

Christians can be reviled by those who understand the faith well enough to recognize that it challenges their own self-serving beliefs and way life. But we can also be reviled because of a misunderstanding of what our faith truly entails, in which case we might look for opportunities to correct "opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will." (2 Tim. 2:25-26 ESV)