They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.
Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.
I have given them Your word and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the
And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. H
For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselv
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do i
If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the pre
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasan
As for the deeds of men—by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world,
Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in de
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you,