In 1 john john tells his audience not to be surprised by hatred from the world?

Answer 1

Yes.

1John 3:13 Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you.

ANOTHER ANSWER (to this "statement" question):

John is merely passing on through this "inspiredwritten record" to the generations of God's servants [including you and I if God may count us among them] the same message he personally heard from Christ Himself:

"...I command you to Love one another. When THE WORLD HATES YOU, remember IT HATED ME BEFORE IT HATED YOU. The world would love you IF YOU BELONGED TO IT, but YOU DON'T. I CHOSE YOU TO COME OUT OF THE WORLD, and SO IT HATES YOU... The people of the world WILL HATE YOU BECAUSE YOU BELONG TO ME, for they DON'T KNOW GOD who sent Me." (John 15:17-21 NLT)

"This is the message we have heard from the beginning: WE SHOULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER. We must not be like Cain, who BELONGED TO THE EVIL ONE and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother was doing what was right. So don't be surprised, dear brothers and sisters, if the world hates you... We know what REAL LOVE IS because Christ GAVE UP HIS LIFE FOR US. And so we also ought to give up our lives for our... brothers and sisters..." (I John 3:11-16 NLT)

"I command you to Love each other IN THE SAME WAY that I Love you. And HERE IS HOW TO MEASURE IT - the greatest Love is SHOWN when people LAY DOWN THEIR LIVES of their friends. You are My friends IF YOU OBEY ME." (John 15:12-14 NLT )