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
And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them.
1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

General references

1 Samuel 8:20
that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
Luke 12:52
for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

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