Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window. (Her house was built as part of the city wall; she lived in the wall.)

He lifts the weak from the dust; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes and to bestow on them an honored position. The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the world on them.

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire for taxes.

The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."

For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

Thus the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!"

One of them, named Agabus, got up and predicted by the Spirit that a severe famine was about to come over the whole inhabited world. (This took place during the reign of Claudius.)

But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan. All Israel crossed over on dry ground until the entire nation was on the other side.

He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations.

Lord, use your power to deliver me from these murderers, from the murderers of this world! They enjoy prosperity; you overwhelm them with the riches they desire. They have many children, and leave their wealth to their offspring.

A psalm of David. The Lord owns the earth and all it contains, the world and all who live in it.

For the music director, a psalm by the Korahites. Listen to this, all you nations! Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world!

Even if I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all it contains belong to me.

Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains.

Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God.

before the Lord, for he comes! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in accordance with his justice.

before the Lord! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in a just manner.

God has made everything fit beautifully in its appropriate time, but he has also placed ignorance in the human heart so that people cannot discover what God has ordained, from the beginning to the end of their lives.

I will punish the world for its evil, and wicked people for their sin. I will put an end to the pride of the insolent, I will bring down the arrogance of tyrants.

Come near, you nations, and listen! Pay attention, you people! The earth and everything it contains must listen, the world and everything that lives in it.

You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.

Whoever 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.

The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing.

The field is the world and the good seed are the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. read more. As the weeds are collected and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.

It will be this way at the end of the age. Angels will come and separate the evil from the righteous

For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?

As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.

Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her."

teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

but worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it produces nothing.

For what benefit is it for a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his life?

who will not receive in this age a hundred times as much -- homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fields, all with persecutions -- and in the age to come, eternal life.

as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago,

For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?

The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.

who will not receive many times more in this age -- and in the age to come, eternal life."

So Jesus said to them, "The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are regarded as worthy to share in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.

The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was created by him, but the world did not recognize him.

He was in the world, and the world was created by him, but the world did not recognize him.

On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.

So he made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple courts, with the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold the doves he said, "Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father's house a marketplace!" read more. His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will devour me."

For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.

But he had to pass through Samaria.

But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life."

They said to the woman, "No longer do we believe because of your words, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this one really is the Savior of the world."

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So Jesus answered them, "I tell you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on his own initiative, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise.

For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."

For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world."

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it that its deeds are evil.

Then Jesus spoke out again, "I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Jesus replied, "You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

Never before has anyone heard of someone causing a man born blind to see.

Jesus said,] "For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight, and the ones who see may become blind."

Thus the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!"

Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out.

Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out.

I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness. If anyone hears my words and does not obey them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

If anyone hears my words and does not obey them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

Just before the Passover feast, Jesus knew that his time had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now loved them to the very end.

the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it does not see him or know him. But you know him, because he resides with you and will be in you.

I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,

I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,

"If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first.

"If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you do not belong to the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.

and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.

and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.

I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy.

"I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your word.

because I have given them the words you have given me. They accepted them and really understand that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.

I have given them your word, and the world has hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

They do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world.

They do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world.

yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy."

known from long ago.

The God who made the world and everything in it, who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands,

First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes -- his eternal power and divine nature -- have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.

So then, just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all people because all sinned --

Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God -- what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish?

Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish? For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching.

But God chose what the world thinks foolish to shame the wise, and God chose what the world thinks weak to shame the strong. God chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.

None of the rulers of this age understood it. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God.

Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise. For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness."

For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside? But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you.

Or 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 settle trivial suits?

those who use the world as though they were not using it to the full. For the present shape of this world is passing away.

But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife, and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.

These things happened to them as examples and were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman. But all things come from God.

If anyone intends to quarrel about this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.

But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.

among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.

In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people's trespasses against them, and he has given us the message of reconciliation.

who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father,

(for he who empowered Peter for his apostleship to the circumcised also empowered me for my apostleship to the Gentiles)

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

So also we, when we were minors, were enslaved under the basic forces of the world.

But now that you have come to know God (or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

But may I never 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 every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

in which you formerly lived according to this world's present path, according to the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,

to demonstrate in the coming ages the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the saints' inheritance in the light.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching -- like those who are strictly people-pleasers -- but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.

I sent him with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.

Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.

Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience.

tasted the good word of God and the miracles of the coming age,

for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the consummation of the ages to put away sin by his sacrifice.

So when he 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 worlds were set in order at God's command, so that the visible has its origin in the invisible.

And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised. For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us.

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by my works.

You see that his faith was working together with his works and his faith was perfected by works.

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, because you know that we will be judged more strictly.

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence -- and is set on fire by hell.

Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings.

you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions. Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God? So whoever decides to be the world's friend makes himself God's enemy.

Then the seventh angel blew 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."

They sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: "Great and astounding are your deeds, Lord God, the All-Powerful! Just and true are your ways, King over the nations!