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 affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

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

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen 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 be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, — read the full passage →

But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; — read the full passage →

But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.

Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

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

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

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

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

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought 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 meat, and the body than raiment? — read the full passage →

For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

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

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

Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject 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 afraid.

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. — read the full passage →

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

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

For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, 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, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

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

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.

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

This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

And sent 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 thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

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

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

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

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

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

But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; — read the full passage →

And the cares of this 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 desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

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

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

And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. — read the full passage →

And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? — read the full passage →

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — read the full passage →

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will 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 have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. — read the full passage →