(A)They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and (B)the world listens to them.

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23 He said to them, (A)“You are from below; I am from above. (B)You are of this world; (C)I am not of this world.

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And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth (A)will be blasphemed. And (B)in their greed they will exploit you (C)with false words. (D)Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

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14 (A)I have given them your word, and (B)the world has hated them (C)because they are not of the world, (D)just as I am not of the world.

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16 (A)They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

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31 (A)He who comes from above (B)is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and (C)speaks in an earthly way. (D)He who comes from heaven (E)is above all.

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10 (A)who say to (B)the seers, “Do not see,”
    and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us what is right;
speak to us (C)smooth things,
    prophesy illusions,
11 leave the way, turn aside from the path,
    let us hear no more about the Holy One of Israel.”

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And (A)the great dragon was thrown down, (B)that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, (C)the deceiver of the whole world—(D)he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

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(A)For the time is coming when people will not endure (B)sound[a] teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 4:3 Or healthy

19 (A)If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because (B)you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you: (C)‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, (D)they will also persecute you. (E)If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

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With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips
    I have avoided the ways of the violent.

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11 If a man should go about and (A)utter wind and lies,
    saying, “I will preach to you (B)of wine and strong drink,”
    he would be the preacher for this people!

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31 (A)the prophets prophesy falsely,
    and the priests rule at their direction;
(B)my people love to have it so,
    but what will you do when the end comes?

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Jesus said to them, (A)“My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. The world cannot hate you, but (B)it hates me because I testify about it that (C)its works are evil.

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The master commended the dishonest manager for his (A)shrewdness. For (B)the sons of this world[a] are (C)more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than (D)the sons of light.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 16:8 Greek age

For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (A)Do not let your prophets and (B)your diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams that they dream,[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 29:8 Hebrew your dreams, which you cause to dream

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