He was in the world, and the world was created by him, but the world did not recognize him.

Through these things the world existing at that time was destroyed when it was deluged with water.

Therefore do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.

If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you do not belong to the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.

“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first.

whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. Everything belongs to you,

Let your beauty not be external – the braiding of hair and wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes –

They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world’s perspective and the world listens to them.

We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it that its deeds are evil.

Thus the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!”

In a little while the world will not see me any longer, but you will see me; because I live, you will live too.

but I am doing just what the Father commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up, let us go from here.”

Righteous Father, even if the world does not know you, I know you, and these men know that you sent me.

Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to settle trivial suits?

But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

(the world was not worthy of them); they wandered in deserts and mountains and caves and openings in the earth.

And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.

The field is the world and the good seed are the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,