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 those loving you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful love those loving them;
1 John 4:4
Ye -- of God ye are, little children, and ye have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you, than he who is in the world.

General references

1 Samuel 8:20
and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.'
Proverbs 29:27
An abomination to the righteous is the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked is the upright in the way!
Luke 12:52
for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided -- three against two, and two against three;