James 4:4 You adulteresses [disloyal sinners—flirting with the world and breaking your vow to God]! Do you not know that being the world’s friend [that is, loving the ...

4:4 AMP

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Amplified Bible - You adulteresses [disloyal sinners—flirting with the world and breaking your vow to God]! Do you not know that being the world’s friend [that is, loving the things of the world] is being God’s enemy? So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
新标点和合本 - 你们这些淫乱的人（原文作“淫妇”）哪，岂不知与世俗为友就是与　神为敌吗？所以凡想要与世俗为友的，就是与　神为敌了。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你们这些淫乱的人哪，岂不知道与世俗为友就是与上帝为敌吗？所以，凡想要与世俗为友的，就是与上帝为敌了。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你们这些淫乱的人哪，岂不知道与世俗为友就是与　神为敌吗？所以，凡想要与世俗为友的，就是与　神为敌了。
当代译本 - 你们这些对主不忠的人啊，难道还不明白与世俗为友就是与上帝为敌吗？所以，凡是与世俗为友的，都是上帝的敌人。
圣经新译本 - 淫乱的人哪，你们不知道与世俗为友，就是与　神为敌吗？所以与世俗为友的，就成了　神的仇敌。
中文标准译本 - 你们这些淫乱的人哪！难道你们不知道，与世界为友，就是与神为敌吗？所以，如果有人想要和世界做朋友，他就成了神的仇敌！
现代标点和合本 - 你们这些淫乱的人哪，岂不知与世俗为友就是与神为敌吗？所以凡想要与世俗为友的，就是与神为敌了。
和合本（拼音版） - 你们这些淫乱的人哪，岂不知与世俗为友就是与上帝为敌吗？所以凡想要与世俗为友的，就是与上帝为敌了。
New International Version - You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
New International Reader's Version - You are not faithful to God. Don’t you know that to be a friend of the world is to hate God? So anyone who chooses to be the world’s friend becomes God’s enemy.
English Standard Version - You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
New Living Translation - You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.
The Message - You’re cheating on God. If all you want is your own way, flirting with the world every chance you get, you end up enemies of God and his way. And do you suppose God doesn’t care? The proverb has it that “he’s a fiercely jealous lover.” And what he gives in love is far better than anything else you’ll find. It’s common knowledge that “God goes against the willful proud; God gives grace to the willing humble.”
Christian Standard Bible - You adulterous people! Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? So whoever wants to be the friend of the world becomes the enemy of God.
New American Standard Bible - You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
New King James Version - Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not 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.
American Standard Version - Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.
King James Version - Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
New English Translation - Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God? So whoever decides to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy.
World English Bible - You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
新標點和合本 - 你們這些淫亂的人（原文是淫婦）哪，豈不知與世俗為友就是與神為敵嗎？所以凡想要與世俗為友的，就是與神為敵了。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你們這些淫亂的人哪，豈不知道與世俗為友就是與上帝為敵嗎？所以，凡想要與世俗為友的，就是與上帝為敵了。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你們這些淫亂的人哪，豈不知道與世俗為友就是與　神為敵嗎？所以，凡想要與世俗為友的，就是與　神為敵了。
當代譯本 - 你們這些對主不忠的人啊，難道還不明白與世俗為友就是與上帝為敵嗎？所以，凡是與世俗為友的，都是上帝的敵人。
聖經新譯本 - 淫亂的人哪，你們不知道與世俗為友，就是與　神為敵嗎？所以與世俗為友的，就成了　神的仇敵。
呂振中譯本 - 變節的人哪！豈不知與世界為友、就是與上帝為敵麼？所以凡想要做世界朋友的，就把自己立為上帝之仇敵了。
中文標準譯本 - 你們這些淫亂的人哪！難道你們不知道，與世界為友，就是與神為敵嗎？所以，如果有人想要和世界做朋友，他就成了神的仇敵！
現代標點和合本 - 你們這些淫亂的人哪，豈不知與世俗為友就是與神為敵嗎？所以凡想要與世俗為友的，就是與神為敵了。
文理和合譯本 - 淫亂者乎、爾豈不知友於世、乃敵上帝乎、凡欲為世之友者、自為上帝敵也、
文理委辦譯本 - 淫亂之男女乎、豈不知狗世之情欲者、則逆上帝、凡狗世之情欲、則其違逆上帝也明矣、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 淫亂之男女乎、豈不知愛世即惡天主、凡欲與世為友者、即與天主為敵也、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 嗚呼、爾亦不淑也已！豈不知與世為友、即與天主為仇乎？閹然媚世者、不能取悅於天主矣。
Nueva Versión Internacional - ¡Oh gente adúltera! ¿No saben que la amistad con el mundo es enemistad con Dios? Si alguien quiere ser amigo del mundo se vuelve enemigo de Dios.
현대인의 성경 - 간음하는 사람들이여, 세상과 벗 되는 것이 하나님과 원수가 된다는 것을 모르십니까? 누구든지 세상의 벗이 되고자 하는 사람은 스스로 하나님의 원수가 되는 것입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Неверные люди, разве вы не знаете, что дружба с миром – это вражда против Бога? Тот, кто хочет быть другом этому миру, становится врагом Богу.
Восточный перевод - О неверные Всевышнему! Разве вы не знаете, что дружба с миром – это вражда против Всевышнего? Тот, кто хочет быть другом этому миру, становится врагом Всевышнему.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - О неверные Аллаху! Разве вы не знаете, что дружба с миром – это вражда против Аллаха? Тот, кто хочет быть другом этому миру, становится врагом Аллаху.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - О неверные Всевышнему! Разве вы не знаете, что дружба с миром – это вражда против Всевышнего? Тот, кто хочет быть другом этому миру, становится врагом Всевышнему.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Peuple adultère que vous êtes ! Ne savez-vous pas qu’aimer le monde, c’est haïr Dieu ? Si donc quelqu’un veut être l’ami du monde, il se fait l’ennemi de Dieu.
リビングバイブル - あなたがたは、まるでふしだらな妻のようです。この世の快楽に親しむのは、神を敵に回すことです。世の友を求めるなら、神の友にはなれません。
Nestle Aland 28 - μοιχαλίδες, οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ φιλία τοῦ κόσμου ἔχθρα τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν; ὃς ἐὰν οὖν βουληθῇ φίλος εἶναι τοῦ κόσμου, ἐχθρὸς τοῦ θεοῦ καθίσταται.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - μοιχαλίδες! οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ φιλία τοῦ κόσμου, ἔχθρα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν? ὃς ἐὰν οὖν βουληθῇ φίλος εἶναι τοῦ κόσμου, ἐχθρὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ καθίσταται.
Nova Versão Internacional - Adúlteros, vocês não sabem que a amizade com o mundo é inimizade com Deus? Quem quer ser amigo do mundo faz-se inimigo de Deus.
Hoffnung für alle - Ihr Treulosen! Ist euch denn nicht klar, dass Freundschaft mit der Welt zugleich Feindschaft gegen Gott bedeutet? Wer also ein Freund dieser Welt sein will, der wird zum Feind Gottes.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Anh chị em giống như người ngoại tình! Anh chị em không biết rằng kết bạn với kẻ thù của Đức Chúa Trời là thù nghịch với Đức Chúa Trời sao? Kẻ thù đó là thế gian, là những thú vui tội lỗi.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พวกไม่ซื่อต่อพระเจ้า ท่านไม่รู้หรือว่าการเป็นมิตรกับโลกคือการเกลียดชังพระเจ้า? ผู้ใดเลือกที่จะเป็นมิตรกับโลกก็เป็นศัตรูต่อพระเจ้า
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พวกท่านที่ไม่ภักดี ท่านไม่รู้หรือว่าการเป็นมิตรกับโลกเป็นศัตรูกับพระเจ้า ฉะนั้นผู้ใดก็ตามที่ปรารถนาจะเป็นเพื่อนกับโลก ก็ทำตัวเป็นศัตรูกับพระเจ้า

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Psalms 21:8 - Your hand will reach out and defeat all your enemies; Your right hand will reach those who hate you.
Jeremiah 2:2 - “Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I remember [earnestly] the lovingkindness and devotion of your youth, Your time of betrothal [like that of a bride during the early years in Egypt and again at Sinai], When you followed Me in the wilderness, Through a land not sown.
Isaiah 57:3 - “But come here, you sons of a sorceress [raised in deception and superstition], Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute.
Luke 19:27 - [The king ended by saying,] ‘But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in my presence.’ ”
Psalms 73:27 - For behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful and have abandoned You.
Jeremiah 9:2 - Oh that I had in the wilderness A lodging place (a mere shelter) for wayfaring men, That I might leave my people And go away from them! For they are all adulterers [worshiping idols instead of the Lord], [They are] an assembly of treacherous men [of weak character, men without integrity].
Psalms 50:18 - When you see a thief, you are pleased with him and condone his behavior, And you associate with adulterers.
Genesis 3:15 - And I will put enmity (open hostility) Between you and the woman, And between your seed (offspring) and her Seed; He shall [fatally] bruise your head, And you shall [only] bruise His heel.”
Matthew 12:39 - But He replied and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation [that is morally unfaithful to God] craves and demands a [miraculous] sign; but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah;
John 7:7 - The world cannot hate you [since you are part of it], but it does hate Me because I denounce it and testify that its deeds are evil.
Hosea 3:1 - Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman ( Gomer) who is beloved by her husband and yet is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love the raisin cakes [used in the feasts in pagan worship].”
Romans 5:10 - For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, it is much more certain, having been reconciled, that we will be saved [from the consequences of sin] by His life [that is, we will be saved because Christ lives today].
Matthew 16:4 - An evil and [morally] unfaithful generation craves a [miraculous] sign; but no sign will be given to it, except the sign of [the prophet] Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
John 15:23 - The one who hates Me also hates My Father.
John 15:24 - If I had not done among them the works (attesting miracles) which no one else [ever] did, they would not have [the guilt of their] sin; but now [the fact is that] they have both seen [these works] and have hated Me [and continue to hate Me] and My Father as well.
John 17:14 - I have given to them Your word [the message You gave Me]; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world and do not belong to the world, just as I am not of the world and do not belong to it.
James 1:27 - Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world.
Matthew 6:24 - “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].
Galatians 1:10 - Am I now trying to win the favor and approval of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please someone? If I were still trying to be popular with men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.
John 15:19 - If you belonged to the world, the world would love [you as] its own and would treat you with affection. But you are not of the world [you no longer belong to it], but I have chosen you out of the world. And because of this the world hates you.
Romans 8:7 - the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot,

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Amplified Bible - You adulteresses [disloyal sinners—flirting with the world and breaking your vow to God]! Do you not know that being the world’s friend [that is, loving the things of the world] is being God’s enemy? So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
新标点和合本 - 你们这些淫乱的人（原文作“淫妇”）哪，岂不知与世俗为友就是与　神为敌吗？所以凡想要与世俗为友的，就是与　神为敌了。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你们这些淫乱的人哪，岂不知道与世俗为友就是与上帝为敌吗？所以，凡想要与世俗为友的，就是与上帝为敌了。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你们这些淫乱的人哪，岂不知道与世俗为友就是与　神为敌吗？所以，凡想要与世俗为友的，就是与　神为敌了。
当代译本 - 你们这些对主不忠的人啊，难道还不明白与世俗为友就是与上帝为敌吗？所以，凡是与世俗为友的，都是上帝的敌人。
圣经新译本 - 淫乱的人哪，你们不知道与世俗为友，就是与　神为敌吗？所以与世俗为友的，就成了　神的仇敌。
中文标准译本 - 你们这些淫乱的人哪！难道你们不知道，与世界为友，就是与神为敌吗？所以，如果有人想要和世界做朋友，他就成了神的仇敌！
现代标点和合本 - 你们这些淫乱的人哪，岂不知与世俗为友就是与神为敌吗？所以凡想要与世俗为友的，就是与神为敌了。
和合本（拼音版） - 你们这些淫乱的人哪，岂不知与世俗为友就是与上帝为敌吗？所以凡想要与世俗为友的，就是与上帝为敌了。
New International Version - You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
New International Reader's Version - You are not faithful to God. Don’t you know that to be a friend of the world is to hate God? So anyone who chooses to be the world’s friend becomes God’s enemy.
English Standard Version - You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
New Living Translation - You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.
The Message - You’re cheating on God. If all you want is your own way, flirting with the world every chance you get, you end up enemies of God and his way. And do you suppose God doesn’t care? The proverb has it that “he’s a fiercely jealous lover.” And what he gives in love is far better than anything else you’ll find. It’s common knowledge that “God goes against the willful proud; God gives grace to the willing humble.”
Christian Standard Bible - You adulterous people! Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? So whoever wants to be the friend of the world becomes the enemy of God.
New American Standard Bible - You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
New King James Version - Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not 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.
American Standard Version - Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.
King James Version - Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
New English Translation - Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God? So whoever decides to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy.
World English Bible - You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
新標點和合本 - 你們這些淫亂的人（原文是淫婦）哪，豈不知與世俗為友就是與神為敵嗎？所以凡想要與世俗為友的，就是與神為敵了。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你們這些淫亂的人哪，豈不知道與世俗為友就是與上帝為敵嗎？所以，凡想要與世俗為友的，就是與上帝為敵了。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你們這些淫亂的人哪，豈不知道與世俗為友就是與　神為敵嗎？所以，凡想要與世俗為友的，就是與　神為敵了。
當代譯本 - 你們這些對主不忠的人啊，難道還不明白與世俗為友就是與上帝為敵嗎？所以，凡是與世俗為友的，都是上帝的敵人。
聖經新譯本 - 淫亂的人哪，你們不知道與世俗為友，就是與　神為敵嗎？所以與世俗為友的，就成了　神的仇敵。
呂振中譯本 - 變節的人哪！豈不知與世界為友、就是與上帝為敵麼？所以凡想要做世界朋友的，就把自己立為上帝之仇敵了。
中文標準譯本 - 你們這些淫亂的人哪！難道你們不知道，與世界為友，就是與神為敵嗎？所以，如果有人想要和世界做朋友，他就成了神的仇敵！
現代標點和合本 - 你們這些淫亂的人哪，豈不知與世俗為友就是與神為敵嗎？所以凡想要與世俗為友的，就是與神為敵了。
文理和合譯本 - 淫亂者乎、爾豈不知友於世、乃敵上帝乎、凡欲為世之友者、自為上帝敵也、
文理委辦譯本 - 淫亂之男女乎、豈不知狗世之情欲者、則逆上帝、凡狗世之情欲、則其違逆上帝也明矣、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 淫亂之男女乎、豈不知愛世即惡天主、凡欲與世為友者、即與天主為敵也、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 嗚呼、爾亦不淑也已！豈不知與世為友、即與天主為仇乎？閹然媚世者、不能取悅於天主矣。
Nueva Versión Internacional - ¡Oh gente adúltera! ¿No saben que la amistad con el mundo es enemistad con Dios? Si alguien quiere ser amigo del mundo se vuelve enemigo de Dios.
현대인의 성경 - 간음하는 사람들이여, 세상과 벗 되는 것이 하나님과 원수가 된다는 것을 모르십니까? 누구든지 세상의 벗이 되고자 하는 사람은 스스로 하나님의 원수가 되는 것입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Неверные люди, разве вы не знаете, что дружба с миром – это вражда против Бога? Тот, кто хочет быть другом этому миру, становится врагом Богу.
Восточный перевод - О неверные Всевышнему! Разве вы не знаете, что дружба с миром – это вражда против Всевышнего? Тот, кто хочет быть другом этому миру, становится врагом Всевышнему.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - О неверные Аллаху! Разве вы не знаете, что дружба с миром – это вражда против Аллаха? Тот, кто хочет быть другом этому миру, становится врагом Аллаху.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - О неверные Всевышнему! Разве вы не знаете, что дружба с миром – это вражда против Всевышнего? Тот, кто хочет быть другом этому миру, становится врагом Всевышнему.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Peuple adultère que vous êtes ! Ne savez-vous pas qu’aimer le monde, c’est haïr Dieu ? Si donc quelqu’un veut être l’ami du monde, il se fait l’ennemi de Dieu.
リビングバイブル - あなたがたは、まるでふしだらな妻のようです。この世の快楽に親しむのは、神を敵に回すことです。世の友を求めるなら、神の友にはなれません。
Nestle Aland 28 - μοιχαλίδες, οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ φιλία τοῦ κόσμου ἔχθρα τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν; ὃς ἐὰν οὖν βουληθῇ φίλος εἶναι τοῦ κόσμου, ἐχθρὸς τοῦ θεοῦ καθίσταται.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - μοιχαλίδες! οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ φιλία τοῦ κόσμου, ἔχθρα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν? ὃς ἐὰν οὖν βουληθῇ φίλος εἶναι τοῦ κόσμου, ἐχθρὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ καθίσταται.
Nova Versão Internacional - Adúlteros, vocês não sabem que a amizade com o mundo é inimizade com Deus? Quem quer ser amigo do mundo faz-se inimigo de Deus.
Hoffnung für alle - Ihr Treulosen! Ist euch denn nicht klar, dass Freundschaft mit der Welt zugleich Feindschaft gegen Gott bedeutet? Wer also ein Freund dieser Welt sein will, der wird zum Feind Gottes.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Anh chị em giống như người ngoại tình! Anh chị em không biết rằng kết bạn với kẻ thù của Đức Chúa Trời là thù nghịch với Đức Chúa Trời sao? Kẻ thù đó là thế gian, là những thú vui tội lỗi.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พวกไม่ซื่อต่อพระเจ้า ท่านไม่รู้หรือว่าการเป็นมิตรกับโลกคือการเกลียดชังพระเจ้า? ผู้ใดเลือกที่จะเป็นมิตรกับโลกก็เป็นศัตรูต่อพระเจ้า
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พวกท่านที่ไม่ภักดี ท่านไม่รู้หรือว่าการเป็นมิตรกับโลกเป็นศัตรูกับพระเจ้า ฉะนั้นผู้ใดก็ตามที่ปรารถนาจะเป็นเพื่อนกับโลก ก็ทำตัวเป็นศัตรูกับพระเจ้า

Psalms 21:8 - Your hand will reach out and defeat all your enemies; Your right hand will reach those who hate you.
Jeremiah 2:2 - “Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I remember [earnestly] the lovingkindness and devotion of your youth, Your time of betrothal [like that of a bride during the early years in Egypt and again at Sinai], When you followed Me in the wilderness, Through a land not sown.
Isaiah 57:3 - “But come here, you sons of a sorceress [raised in deception and superstition], Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute.
Luke 19:27 - [The king ended by saying,] ‘But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in my presence.’ ”
Psalms 73:27 - For behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful and have abandoned You.
Jeremiah 9:2 - Oh that I had in the wilderness A lodging place (a mere shelter) for wayfaring men, That I might leave my people And go away from them! For they are all adulterers [worshiping idols instead of the Lord], [They are] an assembly of treacherous men [of weak character, men without integrity].
Psalms 50:18 - When you see a thief, you are pleased with him and condone his behavior, And you associate with adulterers.
Genesis 3:15 - And I will put enmity (open hostility) Between you and the woman, And between your seed (offspring) and her Seed; He shall [fatally] bruise your head, And you shall [only] bruise His heel.”
Matthew 12:39 - But He replied and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation [that is morally unfaithful to God] craves and demands a [miraculous] sign; but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah;
John 7:7 - The world cannot hate you [since you are part of it], but it does hate Me because I denounce it and testify that its deeds are evil.
Hosea 3:1 - Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman ( Gomer) who is beloved by her husband and yet is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love the raisin cakes [used in the feasts in pagan worship].”
Romans 5:10 - For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, it is much more certain, having been reconciled, that we will be saved [from the consequences of sin] by His life [that is, we will be saved because Christ lives today].
Matthew 16:4 - An evil and [morally] unfaithful generation craves a [miraculous] sign; but no sign will be given to it, except the sign of [the prophet] Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
John 15:23 - The one who hates Me also hates My Father.
John 15:24 - If I had not done among them the works (attesting miracles) which no one else [ever] did, they would not have [the guilt of their] sin; but now [the fact is that] they have both seen [these works] and have hated Me [and continue to hate Me] and My Father as well.
John 17:14 - I have given to them Your word [the message You gave Me]; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world and do not belong to the world, just as I am not of the world and do not belong to it.
James 1:27 - Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world.
Matthew 6:24 - “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].
Galatians 1:10 - Am I now trying to win the favor and approval of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please someone? If I were still trying to be popular with men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.
John 15:19 - If you belonged to the world, the world would love [you as] its own and would treat you with affection. But you are not of the world [you no longer belong to it], but I have chosen you out of the world. And because of this the world hates you.
Romans 8:7 - the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot,