約一2:15-17
不要愛世界和世界上的事。人若愛世界，愛父的心就不在他裏面了。
因為凡世界上的事，就像肉體的情慾，眼目的情慾，並今生的驕傲，
都不是從父來的，乃是從世界來的。
這世界和其上的情慾都要過去，惟獨遵行神旨意的，是永遠常存。
Do not love the world or anything in the world.
If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For everything in the world-- the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes
and the boasting of what he has and does-- comes not from the Father but from the world.
The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.
詩106:13-15
等不多時，他們就忘了他的作為，不仰望他的指教，
反倒在曠野大起慾心，在荒地試探神。
他將他們所求的賜給他們，卻使他們的心靈軟弱。
他們又在營中嫉妒摩西和耶和華的聖者亞倫。
地裂開，吞下大坍，掩蓋亞比蘭一黨的人。
But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel.
In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wasteland they put God to the test.
So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease upon them.
In the camp they grew envious of Moses and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the LORD.
The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it buried the company of Abiram.
腓4:8
弟兄們，我還有未盡的話：
凡是真實的、可敬的、公義的、清潔的、可愛的、有美名的，
若有甚麼德行，若有甚麼稱讚，這些事你們都要思念。
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--
if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-- think about such things.