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 by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
He raises up the poor out of the dust and lifts up the beggar from the dunghill to set them among princes and to make them inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.
And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
Then the devil said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
And one of them named Agabus stood up and signified by the Spirit that there should be great famine throughout all the world, which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
But in no wise should I glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
But the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan until all the people finished passing the Jordan; and all Israel passed on dry ground.
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall judge the peoples in uprightness.
from men, with thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, who have their portion in this life and whose belly thou dost fill with thy provision: they satisfy their sons and leave the rest to their family.
The earth is the LORD's, and the fullness thereof; the world and they that dwell therein.
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is mine and the fullness thereof.
Behold, these ungodly men, without being troubled by the world obtain riches.
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: the world and its fullness, thou didst found.
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
before the LORD; for he has come, for he has come to judge the earth; he shall judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with his truth.
before the LORD; for he has come to judge the earth; with righteousness he shall judge the world and the peoples with equity.
He has made every thing beautiful in his time: even the world he has given over to their will, in such a way that no man can attain to this work that God makes from the beginning to the end.
And I will visit evil upon the world and iniquity upon the wicked, and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease and will lay low the haughtiness of the strong.
Come near, ye Gentiles, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples; let the earth hear, and all that is therein, the world and all things that come forth of it.
Ye are the light of the world. A city set upon a mountain cannot be hid.
And whosoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him, but whosoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, neither in the age to come.
And he that was planted among the thorns is he that hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
the field is the world; the good seed are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked; and the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. read more. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this age.
So shall it be at 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 shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, 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 tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Then shall the King say unto those on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
Verily I say unto you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman has done, be told for a memorial of her.
teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and, behold, I am with you always even unto the end of the age. Amen.
and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?
who shall not receive one hundredfold now in this time: houses and brethren and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the world to come eternal life.
as he spoke by the mouth of the saints who from the beginning were his prophets;
For what is a man advantaged if he gains the whole world, having destroyed himself or having suffered the loss of himself?
And the lord commended the unjust steward because he had done discreetly; for the sons of this age are in their generation more prudent than the sons of light.
who shall not receive manifold more in this present time and in the age to come, eternal life.
And Jesus answering said unto them, The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, but those who are accounted worthy to obtain that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry, nor are given in marriage;
That Word was the true Light, which lightens every man that comes into this world.
That Word was the true Light, which lightens every man that comes into this world. 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 unto him and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
and Jesus and his disciples were also called to the marriage.
and when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overthrew the tables and said unto those that sold the doves, Take these things away from here; do not make my Father's house a house of merchandise. read more. Then his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house has consumed me.
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever 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 condemnation, that the light is come into the world, and men loved darkness more than the light because their deeds were evil.
but whosoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life.
and said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speech; for we have heard him ourselves and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and troubled the water; whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatever disease he had. And a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.
Then Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself but what he sees the Father do; for all that he does, this also the Son does together with him.
For the bread of God is he who descended from heaven and gives life unto the world.
I AM the living bread which came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, they shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
For no one who seeks to be clearly known does anything in secret. If thou doest these things, show thyself to the world.
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify of it that its works are evil.
Then Jesus spoke again unto them, 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 unto them, Ye are from below, I am from above; ye 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.
Since the world began it has not been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
And Jesus said, For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see might see and that those who see might be blinded.
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
I am come as a light into the world that whosoever believes in me should not abide in darkness. And if anyone hears my words and believes not, I judge him not, for I came not to judge the world but to save the world.
And if anyone hears my words and believes 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, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it does not see him, or know him; but ye know him, for he dwells with you and shall be in you.
Hereafter I will not talk much with you, for the prince of this world comes and has nothing in me.
Hereafter I will not talk much with you, for the prince of this world comes and has nothing in me.
If the world hates you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
If the world hates you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye 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 unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, and the world shall rejoice; but even though ye shall be sorrowful, your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou didst give me out of the world; thine they were, and thou didst give them me; and they have kept thy word.
For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed 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, even as I am not of the world.
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Nevertheless he did not leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
The God that made the world and all the things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands;
First, I thank my God through Jesus, the Christ, regarding you all, that your faith is preached in all the world.
For the invisible things of him, his eternal power and divinity, are clearly understood by the creation of the world and by the things that are made so that there is no excuse;
Therefore, in the manner which sin entered into the world by one man, and because of sin, death; and so death passed upon all men in the one in whom all sinned.
And be not conformed to this age, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your soul that ye may experience what is that good and well pleasing and perfect will of God.
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the philosopher of this world? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the philosopher of this world? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For in the wisdom of God, since the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those that believe.
but rather God has chosen that which is the foolishness of the world to confound the wise, and God has chosen that which is the weakness of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and that which is vile of the world and that which is despised God has chosen, and things which are not, to bring to nought the things that are,
For we speak perfect wisdom of God, and not the wisdom of this age nor of the princes of this age, that come to nought,
which none of the princes of this age knew (for had they known it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory).
Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that we might know the things that God has given us.
Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you seems to be wise in this age, let them become a fool that they 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 why shall I judge those that are without? do ye not judge those that are within? But those that are without, God shall judge. Therefore, put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
and those that use this world, as not using it as their own, for the fashion of this world passes away.
but he that is married cares for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. There is a difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit; but she that is married cares for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
Now all these things happened unto them as types, and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.
For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
With all this, if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the congregation of God.
But being judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
But being judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
In whom the god of this age has blinded the understanding of those who do not believe, that the light of the gospel of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine in them.
for certainly God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them and having placed in 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 that showed himself forth in Peter for apostleship of the circumcision, the same also showed himself forth in me toward the Gentiles);
I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not 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.
Even so we, when we were children, were in slavery under the elements of the world,
But now, having known God, or rather being known of God, how do ye turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, in which ye desire again to be in slavery?
But in no wise should I glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
far above all principality and power and might and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come,
in which in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the will of the prince of the power of this air, the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience,
That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
holding fast the word of life, that I may glory in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
who also declared unto us your charity in the Spirit.
giving thanks unto the Father, who has made us worthy to participate in the inheritance of the saints in light,
Slaves, in all things hearken unto your masters according to the flesh, not serving to be seen as those who only please men, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;
with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all the things which are happening here.
Therefore unto the King forever, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
For unto the pure all things are pure, but unto those that are defiled and unfaithful, nothing is pure, but even their soul and conscience is defiled.
teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live temperately, righteously, and godly in this present world;
has in these last times spoken unto us by his Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the ages;
Seeing, therefore, it remains that some must enter therein, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter in because of disobedience;
and likewise have tasted the good word of God and the virtue of the age to come,
otherwise it would have been necessary for him to suffer many times since the foundation of the world; but now once in the consummation of the ages he has appeared to abolish sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Therefore when he came into the world, he said, Sacrifice and offering thou dost not desire, but a body hast thou prepared me;
Through faith we understand that the ages were framed by the word of God, that which is seen being made of that which was not seen.
And these all, approved by testimony of faith, received not the promise, God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world that they might be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those that love him?
But someone may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works; show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.
Dost thou not see how the faith worked together with his works, and the faith was complete by the works?
My brethren, make not unto yourselves many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of our nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Who is wise and ready among you? let him show out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom.
Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your pleasures. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore that desires to be a friend of the world, makes himself the enemy of God.
And the seventh angel sounded the trumpet, and there were great voices in the heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are reduced unto our Lord and to his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
And they sing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.