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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And it came to pass in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the inhabitants of the land should be enrolled.
And the devil said to him: If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Then the Pharisees said among themselves: You see that you gain nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him.
And one of them, named Agabus, rose and made known, by the Spirit, that a great famine was about to come on the whole habitable land; which took place in the days of Claudius.
But may I never boast save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
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You are the light of the world: a city that lies upon a mountain can not be hid:
And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be for given him, either in the present age, or in that which is to come.
He that received seed among the thorns, is he that hears the word; and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
the field is the world; the good seed are the sons of the kingdom; the tares are the sons of the Wicked One; the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels. read more. As, therefore, the tares are collected and burned in fire, so shall it be in the end of this age.
So shall it be in the end of the age: the angels shall come forth and separate the wicked from among the just,
For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own life? Or, what will a man give as the ransom of his life?
And as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, and said: Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the age?
for then shall be great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world till now, nor shall ever be.
Then the King will say to those on his right hand: Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Verily I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, this also which she has done shall be told for a memorial of her.
teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you: and lo; I am with you all the days, even to the end of the age.
and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
For what will it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own life?
who shall not receive a hundred-fold, now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.
(as he spoke by the mouth of all his holy prophets of ancient times,)
For what will it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and destroy himself, or be lost?
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he acted prudently. For the children of this age are more prudent toward their generation than the children of light.
who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the age to come, eternal life.
And Jesus answered and said to them: The children of this age marry, and are given in marriage. But those who shall be accounted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.
He was the true Light, which, coming into the world, gives light to every man.
He was the true Light, which, coming into the world, gives light to every man. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said: Behold the Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world.
And both Jesus and his disciples were invited to the marriage.
And when he had made a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, the sheep also, and the oxen, and he poured out the money of the money-changers, and overthrew their tables; and said to those who sold doves: Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise. read more. And his disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house has eaten me up.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world, through him, might be saved.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world, through him, might be saved.
And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him, shall never thirst. But the water that I will give him, shall be in him a fountain of water springing up in order to eternal life.
and they said to the woman: We no longer believe because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this is in truth the Savior of the world, the Christ.
For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and stirred the water. Then he who entered first after the motion of the water, was cured of whatever disease he had. And a certain man was there, who had been sick thirty-eight years.
Then Jesus answered and said to them: Verily, verily I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do; for whatever things he does, these also the Son does in like manner.
For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven, and gives life for the world.
I am the bread that lives, which came down from heaven. If any one eat of this bread, he shall live forever. And the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
for no one does any thing in secret, while he himself seeks to be before the public. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.
The world can not hate you; but me it hates, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying: I am the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
And he said to them: You are from beneath, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Since the beginning it has not been heard that any one opened the eyes of one who had been born blind.
And Jesus said: For judgment have I come into this world, that those who see not, may see; and that those who see, may become blind.
Then the Pharisees said among themselves: You see that you gain nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him.
Now is the judgment of this world: now is the prince of this world cast out.
Now is the judgment of this world: now is the prince of this world cast out.
I have come a light into the world, that he who believes on me, may not remain in darkness. And if any one hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not; for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
And if any one hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not; for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come that he must go out of this world to his Father; and having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them to the end.
the Spirit of the truth, whom the world can not receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, because he dwells with you, and shall be in you.
I will not talk much more with you; for the prince of this world is coming, and has nothing in me.
I will not talk much more with you; for the prince of this world is coming, and has nothing in me.
If the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you.
If the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
Verily, verily I say to you, you shall weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
I have made known thy name to the men that thou gavest me out of the world. Thine they were, and thou gavest them, to me, and they have kept thy word.
for the words which thou gavest me I have given them; and they have received them, and they know surely that I came forth from thee, and they believe that thou didst send me.
I have given them thy word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.
They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.
and yet he did not leave himself without testimony, doing good, and giving you rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.
Known to God from eternity are all bis works.
God, who made the world, and all things that are in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands;
First, I thank my God, through Jesus Christ, on account of you all, because your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
(for, since the creation of the world, his attributes, which are invisible, are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity,) that they may be without excuse;
For this reason, as by one man sin entered into the world, and by his sin, death; and so death passed through to all men, because all have sinned:
And be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may learn what the will of God is the good, and the acceptable, and the perfect.
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of- this world?
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of- this world? For, since in the wisdom of God, the world, by its wisdom, knew not God, it has pleased God, through the foolishness of what is preached, to save those who believe.
but God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may bring to shame the wise; and the weak things of the world has God chosen, that he may put to shame the strong; and the ignoble things of the world, and the things that are despised, has God chosen, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are;
Yet we speak wisdom among the perfect; but not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are brought to nought:
which none of the rulers of this age knew; for, had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.
And we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God:
Let no one deceive himself: if any one among you is considered as wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written: He takes the wise in their own craftiness.
For what right have I to judge those who are without? Do you not judge those who are within? But God will judge those who are without. So then judge, and put away that wicked man from among you.
Know you not that the saints shall judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you unworthy to decide concerning the smallest matters?
and those who use this world, as not abusing it; for the outward show of this world passes away.
but he that is married, is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife. There is a difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman is concerned about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy in body and in spirit; but she that is married, is concerned about the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they are written for the instruction of us, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
For as the woman is of the man, so also is the man by the woman; but all things are of God.
But if any one seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor have the churches of God.
but being judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
but being judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
whose unbelieving minds the god of this age has darkened, so that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine to them.
that is, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to him self, not charging their offenses to them, and he has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
(for he who gave efficiency to Peter, for the apostleship of the circumcision, gave efficiency to me also, as an apostle for the Gentiles,)
I have been crucified with Christ, yet I live; no longer I, but Christ lives in me. And the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
So, also, we, when we were minors, were in bondage under the rudiments of the world.
now, however, after having known God, rather indeed having been known by God, how is it that you are turning back to the weak and beggarly rudiments, to which you desire again to be in bondage, as at first?
But may I never boast save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
high above every principality and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come;
in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is actively at work in the sons of disobedience:
that he might show, in the ages to come, the exceeding riches of his grace by his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
holding forth the word of life, that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, nor labor in vain.
and who also made known to us your love in spirit.
giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service, as pleasing men, but with simplicity of heart, fearing God.
I have sent him with Onesimus, my faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known all things that are done here.
Now to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, be honor and glory from age to age. Amen.)
To the pure, all things are pure: but to the denied and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their mind and their conscience are denied.
teaching us, that denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in the present age;
whom he has appointed heir of all things, by whom, also, he made the ages;
Since, then, it remains that some must enter into it, and they, to whom the good news was first preached, did not enter in on account of unbelief,
and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the coming age,
for then, he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once in the end of the ages, he has appeared in order to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Wherefore, when he comes into the world, he says: Sacrifice and offering thou hast not desired, but a body thou hast prepared me;
By faith we understand that the ages were set in order by the word of God, so that the things which are seen, have not come into being from things that appear.
And all these, having obtained a good reputation by faith, received not the promise, because God had provided some better thing for us, that they, without us, should not be made perfect.
Hear, my be loved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God has promised to those who love him?
But some one will say, You have faith, and I have works; show me your faith by your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
Do you see that faith was the moving principle in his works, and by works his faith was made perfect?
My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
And the tongue is a fire, the world of iniquity. So is the tongue placed among our members, defiling the whole body, setting on fire the course of life, and being set on fire by hell.
Who is wise and discreet among you? Let him show, by a good behavior, his works, with the meekness of wisdom.
You ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your passions. Adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that the friend ship of the world is enmity to God? Whoever, therefore, will be a friend of the world, is an enemy of God.
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of the world has become our Lord's and his Christ s, and he shall reign from age to age.
And they sung the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: Great and wonderful are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.