Luke 16:8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. MC VC

John 8:23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 6 I MC VC

John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 4 I MC VC

John 17:14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 4 I MC VC

1 John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 7 I MC VC

1 John 4:5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. 5 I MC VC