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
General references
Bible References
Were of the world
Luke 6:32 If you [only] love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
1 John 4:4
Little children (believers, dear ones), you are of God and you belong to Him and have [already] overcome them [the agents of the antichrist]; because He who is in you is greater than he (Satan) who is in the world [of sinful mankind].
General references
1 Samuel 8:20
so that we too may be like all the nations [around us], that our king may judge [and govern] us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is repulsive to the righteous,
And he who is upright in the way [of the Lord] is repulsive to the wicked.
An unjust man is repulsive to the righteous,
And he who is upright in the way [of the Lord] is repulsive to the wicked.
Luke 12:52 for from now on five in one household will be divided [over Me], three against two and two against three.