5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father "is not in them.
20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities —his eternal power and divine nature —have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities —his eternal power and divine nature —have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
4 You adulterous people, "don't you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
4 You adulterous people, "don't you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
18 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become "fools" so that you may become wise.
4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
18 "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.
19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.
27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
12 What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
11 I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless.
1 The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
2 for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.
20 Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
14 "You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
19 How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you.
2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!
7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment:
9 about sin, because people do not believe in me;
10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer;
11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father "is not in them.
16 For everything in the world —the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life —comes not from the Father but from the world.
27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
7 The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
8 He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity.
13 Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, "if the world hates you.
11 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.
12 It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces "of this world rather than on Christ.
15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.
17 Sanctify them by "the truth; your word is truth.
18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.
4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things —and the things that are not —to nullify the things that are,
29 so that no one may boast before him.
17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is —his good, pleasing and perfect will.
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is —his good, pleasing and perfect will.
26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out.
4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
16 For everything in the world —the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life —comes not from the Father but from the world.
11 The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it.
19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
25 "Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me.
26 I have made you "known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them."