Bible Verses about “being like the world”

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”

“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.”

“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.”

“"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Mammon.”

“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's.”

“The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.”

“Be careful that you don't let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.”

“Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.”

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

“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.”

“If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.”

“Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his lord.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.”

“But all these things will they do to you for my name's sake, because they don't know him who sent me.”

“I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.”

“Don't be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.”