Bible Verses about “gain the whole world”

“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.”

“Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you."”

“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.”

“for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

“but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don't break through and steal;”

“"Don't lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;”

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”

“He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."”

“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.”

“But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.”

“He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.”

“Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."”

“Don't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.”

“No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren't able to serve God and mammon."”

“So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."”

“"But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared--whose will they be?'”

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

“For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?”

“Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God."”

“He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.”

“But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.”

“He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.”

“He reasoned within himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I don't have room to store my crops?'”

“Jesus said to his disciples, "Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.”

“Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.”

“For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?”

“For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.”

“For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?”

“He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.”

“Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.”