2 Corinthians 4:4

4In their case athe god of this world bhas blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing cthe light of dthe gospel of the glory of Christ, ewho is the image of God.

Ephesians 2:2

2 fin which you once walked, following the course of this world, following gthe prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in hthe sons of disobedience

Ephesians 6:12

12For iwe do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against jthe rulers, against the authorities, against kthe cosmic powers over lthis present darkness, against mthe spiritual forces of evil nin the heavenly places.

Hebrews 2:5

The Founder of Salvation

5For it was not to angels that God subjected the world oto come, of which we are speaking.

Hebrews 6:5

5and phave tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come,

James 4:4

4 qYou adulterous people!
Greek  You adulteresses!
Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? sTherefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

1 John 2:15-17

Do Not Love the World

15 tDo not love the world or the things in the world. uIf anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16For all that is in the worldvthe desires of the flesh and wthe desires of the eyes and pride of life
Or  pride in possessions
is not from the Father but is from the world.
17And ythe world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

1 John 5:4-5

4For zeveryone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the worldaaour faith. 5Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes abthat Jesus is the Son of God?

1 John 5:19

19We know that we are from God, and acthe whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

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