Worldliness

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

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

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

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

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

These are they who make separations, sensual, having not the Spirit.

as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance:

No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

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

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

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

But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed, — read the full passage →

But she that giveth herself to pleasure is dead while she liveth.

Woe unto them! for they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.

And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

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

But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:

And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods. — read the full passage →

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

Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? — read the full passage →

for they loved the glory that is of men more than the glory that is of God.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

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

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me. — read the full passage →

and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

For the time past may suffice to have wrought the desire of the Gentiles, and to have walked in lasciviousness, lusts, winebibbings, revellings, 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 ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and the glory that cometh from the only God ye seek not?

The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son, — read the full passage →

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling words), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.

For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:

This wisdom is not a wisdom that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

when the multitude therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither 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, faring sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. — read the full passage →

And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!

forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing;

Ye have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure; ye have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?

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

But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none; — read the full passage →

and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. — read the full passage →

And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he asked them, What were ye reasoning on the way? — read the full passage →

In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — read the full passage →

For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.

He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Woe unto them! for they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah. — read the full passage →