Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world.
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
For nothing will be impossible with God.”
And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you.
He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
We love because he first loved us.
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
By which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
For we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.
Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. And he had to pass through Samaria. So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. ...
This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”