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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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In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of all the world.
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 Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
The Pharisees then said to one another, "You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, The world has gone after him!"
One of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius.
But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which 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 set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
the field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. read more. Therefore as the weeds are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.
So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
Now as he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will this be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"
For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will 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:
Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her."
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
but the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
who will not receive a hundredfold now in this timehouse 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 his holy prophets from of old,
For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?
So the master commended the dishonest steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.
who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life."
And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are considered worthy to attain that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,
The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.
The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him.
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him.
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
And Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
And he made a whip of cords, and drove them all, with the sheep and oxen, out of the temple; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he said to those who sold doves, "Take these things away! You shall not make my Father's house a house of merchandise!" read more. His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me."
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.
And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. The water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
They said to the woman, "We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man is indeed the Savior of the world."
(...) One man who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, the Son also does.
For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh."
For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world."
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify of it that its works are evil.
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. 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."
Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind.
Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind."
The Pharisees then said to one another, "You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, The world has gone after him!"
Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me should not remain in darkness. If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; but you know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in me.
I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in me.
"If the world hates you, know that it hated me before it hated you.
"If the world hates 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 chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.
"I have manifested your name to the men whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.
For I have given them the words which you have given me, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me.
I have given them your 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, even as I am not of the world.
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
yet he did not leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness."
The God who made the world and everything in it, since he is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by hands;
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
For since the creation of the world his invisible nature, even his eternal power and deity, has been clearly seen, being understood by the things that have been made. So they are without excuse;
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all men, because all men sinned.
Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong, God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
Yet we do speak a wisdom among the mature, a wisdom, however, not of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away.
None of the rulers of this age understood it; for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand the things freely given to us by God.
Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become a fool so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their own craftiness";
For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. "Expel the wicked man from among you."
Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to try trivial cases?
and those who use the world, as though they did not make full use of it. For the form of this world is passing away.
but a married man is concerned about the affairs of the world, how he may please his wife, and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman, and the virgin, is concerned about the affairs of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but the married woman is concerned about the affairs of the world, how she may please her husband.
Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written down for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
For as woman was made from man, so also man is born of woman. And all things are from God.
If anyone wants to be contentious, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
that is, God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
(for he who effectually worked for Peter in his apostleship to the circumcised effectually worked for me also to the Gentiles),
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
So also, when we were children, we were in slavery under the elemental things of the world.
But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things? Do you desire to be enslaved all over again?
But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one 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 now at work in the sons of disobedience.
so that in the coming ages he might show the surpassing riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
Slaves, in everything obey those who are your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
and with him Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of yourselves. They will tell you everything that has taken place here.
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are corrupted and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.
training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this present age,
but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the world.
Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had the good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience,
and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come,
For then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me;
By faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.
And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, because God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
Listen, my beloved brethren: has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?
But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
You see that faith was working with his works, and faith was completed by works,
Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of evil among the members of the body. The tongue corrupts our whole person, sets the whole course of our life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good life let him show his deeds in the humility of wisdom.
You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures. You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever."
and they sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the ages!