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? For even sinners love those who love them.
1 John 4:4
You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

General references

1 Samuel 8:20
that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is abominable to the righteous,
And he who is upright in the way is abominable to the wicked.
Luke 12:52
for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

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