1 John 4:5

They are of the world: on this account they speak of the world, and the world hears them.

John 17:14

I have given unto them thy word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world.

John 3:31

He that cometh from above is above all;

John 8:23

And He said to them, You are from beneath; I am from above: you are of this world; I am not of this world.

John 17:16

They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.

Luke 16:8

And the lord praised the steward of unrighteousness because he acted shrewdly: because the sons of this age are wiser in their generation than the sons of the light.

John 7:6-7

Jesus says to them, My time is not yet; but your time is always ready.

John 15:19-20

If you were of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on this account the world hates you.

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time will come when they will not endure healthy teaching; but according to their own lusts they will heap to themselves teachers itching as to their hearing;

2 Peter 2:2-3

And many will follow their impurities; through whom the way of truth will be slandered:

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon, the old serpent, the one called the devil, and Satan, the one deceiving the whole world, was cast out: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

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Bible References

Are

Luke 16:8
And the lord praised the steward of unrighteousness because he acted shrewdly: because the sons of this age are wiser in their generation than the sons of the light.
John 3:31
He that cometh from above is above all;
John 7:6
Jesus says to them, My time is not yet; but your time is always ready.
John 8:23
And He said to them, You are from beneath; I am from above: you are of this world; I am not of this world.
John 15:19
If you were of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on this account the world hates you.
John 17:14
I have given unto them thy word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon, the old serpent, the one called the devil, and Satan, the one deceiving the whole world, was cast out: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

And

John 15:19
If you were of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on this account the world hates you.
John 17:14
I have given unto them thy word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world.
2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not endure healthy teaching; but according to their own lusts they will heap to themselves teachers itching as to their hearing;
2 Peter 2:2
And many will follow their impurities; through whom the way of truth will be slandered:

General references

John 8:47
The one being of God hears the words of God: on account of this you do not hear, because you are not of God.
John 10:5
but they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him: because they know not the voice of strangers.