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
For if ye love those who love you, what grace shall ye have? for sinners also love those that love them.
1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, 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 Gentiles and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.
Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is an abomination to the just, and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
Luke 12:52
for from now on there shall be five in one house divided: three against two and two against three.