Worldliness

Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. — read the full passage →

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;

If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. — read the full passage →

These are they who cause divisions, and are sensual, not having the Spirit.

as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,

No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, — read the full passage →

But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed, — read the full passage →

But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives.

Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.

What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one. — read the full passage →

“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions. — read the full passage →

By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, — read the full passage →

Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing? — read the full passage →

for they loved men’s praise more than God’s praise.

I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.”’

“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; — read the full passage →

If you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances, — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” — read the full passage →

and they didn’t know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

They think it is strange that you don’t run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming:

For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God?

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son, — read the full passage →

These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things), showing respect of persons to gain advantage.

For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;

This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.

When the multitude therefore saw that Jesus wasn’t there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. — read the full passage →

He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’ — read the full passage →

That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

“Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!

forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;

You have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.

You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

But godliness with contentment is great gain. — read the full passage →

But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none; — read the full passage →

and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

You lust, and don’t have. You kill, covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,

As it was in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man. — read the full passage →

He came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?” — read the full passage →

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” — read the full passage →

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.

He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah’s rebellion. — read the full passage →