If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.

He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.

For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

They are from the world; therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them.

Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

And He was saying to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.

While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.”

I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again and going to the Father.”

These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are.

They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.”

but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,

I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world.

Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute the smallest law courts?

and those who use the world, as though they did not make full use of it; for the form of this world is passing away.

But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees, such as,

You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.

And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.

And I heard a voice from heaven, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder, and the voice which I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps.

Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying,“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.

When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.

But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, “If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?

His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire.

The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.