John 15:19

If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.

John 15:16

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. I appointed you that you should go out and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

Luke 6:32

If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

John 17:14-16

I have given them Your word.
The world hated them
because they are not of the world,
as I am not of the world.

Ephesians 1:4-11

For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love

Ephesians 2:2-5

in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler who exercises authority over the lower heavens, the spirit now working in the disobedient.

Titus 3:3-7

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.

1 Peter 2:9-12

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, a people for His possession,
so that you may proclaim the praises
of the One who called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light.

1 Peter 4:3

For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the pagans choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.

1 John 3:12

unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

1 John 4:4-5

You are from God, little children, and you have conquered them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

1 John 5:19-20

We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the sway of the evil one.

Revelation 12:9

So the great dragon was thrown out—the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.

Revelation 12:17

So the dragon was furious with the woman and left to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God’s commands and have the testimony about Jesus.

Revelation 20:7-9

When the 1,000 years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

Were of the world

Bible References

Were of the world

Luke 6:32
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
1 John 4:4
You are from God, little children, and you have conquered them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

General references

1 Samuel 8:20
Then we’ll be like all the other nations: our king will judge us, go out before us, and fight our battles.”
Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is detestable to the righteous,
and one whose way is upright
is detestable to the wicked.
Luke 12:52
From now on, five in one household will be divided: three against two, and two against three.

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