Bible Verses about “loving god more than the world”
The Bible contains 29 verses about loving god more than the world across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“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.”
“Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
“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.”
“For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”
“holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.”
“The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.”
“traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;”
“without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,”
“He who doesn't love doesn't know God, for God is love.”
“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."”
“One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him."”
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God, and knows God.”
“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.”
“Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'”
“He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."”
“But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers.”
“Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn't know us, because it didn't know him.”
“Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship."”
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
“For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.”
“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.”
“"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and don't do the things which I say?”
“Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?”
“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.”
“You worship that which you don't know. We worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.”
“Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour comes, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will you worship the Father.”
“The woman said to him, "Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.”
“Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,”
“He said with a loud voice, "Fear the Lord, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and the springs of waters!"”