Reference: World
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The earth on which we dwell, 1Sa 2:8; its inhabitants, Joh 3:16, or a large number of them, Joh 12:19. In several places it is equivalent to "land," meaning the Roman Empire, or Judea and its vicinity, Lu 2:1; 4:3; Ac 11:28. It also denotes the objects and interests of time and sense, Ga 6:14; 1Jo 2:15.
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Then she let them down from the window by a cord, for the house where she was living was on the town wall.
Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.
Now it came about in those days that an order went out from Caesar Augustus that there was to be a numbering of all the world.
And the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread.
For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.
Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.
And one of them, named Agabus, said publicly through the Spirit that there would be serious need of food all over the earth: which came about in the time of Claudius.
But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.
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1. In OT.
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At the first God made the heaven and the earth.
And the priests who took up the ark of the agreement of the Lord kept their places, with their feet on dry land in the middle of Jordan, while all Israel went over on dry land, till all the nation had gone over Jordan.
And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.
The earth is the Lord's, with all its wealth; the world and all the people living in it.
Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world.
Truly, such are the sinners; they do well at all times, and their wealth is increased.
Yours are the heavens, and the earth is yours; you have made the world, and everything which is in it.
Before the Lord, for he is come; he is come to be the judge of the earth; the earth will be judged in righteousness, and the peoples with unchanging faith.
He has made everything right in its time; but he has made their hearts without knowledge, so that man is unable to see the works of God, from the first to the last.
And I will send punishment on the world for its evil, and on the sinners for their wrongdoing; and I will put an end to all pride, and will make low the power of the cruel.
Come near, you nations, and give ear; take note, you peoples: let the earth and everything in it give ear; the world and all those living in it.
You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.
And whoever says a word against the Son of man, will have forgiveness; but whoever says a word against the Holy Spirit, will not have forgiveness in this life or in that which is to come.
And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.
And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One; And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels. read more. As then the evil plants are got together and burned with fire, so will it be in the end of the world.
So will it be in the end of the world: the angels will come and take out the bad from the good,
For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?
Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.
Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:
Truly I say to you, Wherever this good news goes out in all the world, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her.
Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.
And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.
What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life?
Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life.
(As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times,)
For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?
And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.
Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.
And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives; But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married;
The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.
The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world. He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.
He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.
The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
And Jesus with his disciples came as guests.
And he made a whip of small cords and put them all out of the Temple, with the sheep and the oxen, sending in all directions the small money of the changers and overturning their tables; And to those who were trading in doves he said, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a market. read more. And it came to the minds of the disciples that the Writings say, I am on fire with passion for your house.
For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life. God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.
God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.
And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.
But whoever takes the water I give him will never be in need of drink again; for the water I give him will become in him a fountain of eternal life.
And they said to the woman, Now we have faith, but not because of your story: we ourselves have given ear to his words, and we are certain that he is truly the Saviour of the world.
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So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.
The bread of God is the bread which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.
I am the living bread which has come from heaven: if any man takes this bread for food he will have life for ever: and more than this, the bread which I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world.
Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men.
It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.
Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.
And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
In all the years nobody has ever before seen the eyes of a man blind from birth made open.
And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.
Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.
Now is this world to be judged: now will the ruler of this world be sent out.
Now is this world to be judged: now will the ruler of this world be sent out.
I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark. And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world.
And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world.
Now before the feast of the Passover, it was clear to Jesus that the time had come for him to go away from this world to the Father. Having once had love for those in the world who were his, his love for them went on to the end.
Even the Spirit of true knowledge. That Spirit the world is not able to take to its heart because it sees him not and has no knowledge of him: but you have knowledge of him, because he is ever with you and will be in you.
After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;
After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;
If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.
If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you. If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.
Of being judged, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
Of being judged, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
I have given knowledge of your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world: yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your words.
Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me.
I have given your word to them; and they are hated by the world, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
They are not of the world any more than I am of the world.
They are not of the world any more than I am of the world.
But he was not without witness, because he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and times of fruit, making your hearts full of food and joy.
The God who made the earth and everything in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, is not housed in buildings made with hands;
First of all, I give praise to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because news of your faith has gone into all the world.
For from the first making of the world, those things of God which the eye is unable to see, that is, his eternal power and existence, are fully made clear, he having given the knowledge of them through the things which he has made, so that men have no reason for wrongdoing:
For this reason, as through one man sin came into the world, and death because of sin, and so death came to all men, because all have done evil:
And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.
Where is the wise? where is he who has knowledge of the law? where is the man of this world who has a love of discussion? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
Where is the wise? where is he who has knowledge of the law? where is the man of this world who has a love of discussion? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For because, by the purpose of God, the world, with all its wisdom, had not the knowledge of God, it was God's pleasure, by so foolish a thing as preaching, to give salvation to those who had faith in him.
But God made selection of the foolish things of this world so that he might put the wise to shame; and the feeble things that he might put to shame the strong; And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:
But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this world, and not of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing:
Of which not one of the rulers of this world had knowledge: for if they had, they would not have put the Lord of glory on the cross:
But we have not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes from God, so that we may have knowledge of the things which are freely given to us by God.
Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:
For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you; As for those who are outside, God is their judge. So put away the evil man from among you.
Is it not certain that the saints will be the judges of the world? if then the world will be judged by you, are you unable to give a decision about the smallest things?
And for those who make use of the world, not to be using it fully; for this world's way of life will quickly come to an end.
But the married man gives his attention to the things of this world, how he may give pleasure to his wife. And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and in spirit: but the married woman takes thought for the things of the world, how she may give pleasure to her husband.
Now these things were done as an example; and were put down in writing for our teaching, on whom the last days have come.
For as the woman is from the man, so the man is through the woman; but all things are from God.
But if any man will not be ruled in this question, this is not our way of doing things, and it is not done in the churches of God.
But if punishment does come, it is sent by the Lord, so that we may be safe when the world is judged.
But if punishment does come, it is sent by the Lord, so that we may be safe when the world is judged.
Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.
That is, that God was in Christ making peace between the world and himself, not putting their sins to their account, and having given to us the preaching of this news of peace.
Who gave himself for our sins, so that he might make us free from this present evil world, after the purpose of our God and Father:
(Because he who was working in Peter as the Apostle of the circumcision was working no less in me among the Gentiles);
I have been put to death on the cross with Christ; still I am living; no longer I, but Christ is living in me; and that life which I now am living in the flesh I am living by faith, the faith of the Son of God, who in love for me, gave himself up for me.
So we, when we were young, were kept under the first rules of the world;
But now that you have come to have knowledge of God, or more truly, God has knowledge of you, how is it that you go back again to the poor and feeble first things, desiring to be servants to them again?
But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.
Far over all rule and authority and power and every name which is named, not only in the present order, but in that which is to come:
In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God;
That in the time to come he might make clear the full wealth of his grace in his mercy to us in Christ Jesus:
Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.
And who, himself, made clear to us your love in the Spirit.
Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;
Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord:
And with him I have sent Onesimus, the true and well-loved brother, who is one of you. They will give you word of everything which is taking place here.
Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it.
To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.
Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;
But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations;
So that as it is clear that some have to go in, and that the first hearers of the good news were not able to go in because they went against God's orders,
With knowledge of the good word of God, and of the powers of the coming time,
For then he would have undergone a number of deaths from the time of the making of the world: but now he has come to us at the end of the old order, to put away sin by the offering of himself.
So that when he comes into the world, he says, You had no desire for offerings, but you made a body ready for me;
By faith it is clear to us that the order of events was fixed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made from things which only seem to be.
And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith, Because God had kept some better thing for us, so that it was not possible for them to become complete without us.
Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?
But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works.
Do not all be teachers, my brothers, because we teachers will be judged more hardly than others.
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.
You make your request but you do not get it, because your request has been wrongly made, desiring the thing only so that you may make use of it for your pleasure. O you who are false to God, do you not see that the friends of this world are not God's friends? Every man desiring to be a friend of this world makes himself a hater of God.
And at the sounding of the seventh angel there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he will have rule for ever and ever.
And they give the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and full of wonder are your works, O Lord God, Ruler of all; true and full of righteousness are your ways, eternal King.