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 on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.
He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's. He has set the world on them.
Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
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 one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "See how you accomplish nothing. Look, the world has gone after him."
One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.
But far be it from me to 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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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
The priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan; and all Israel passed over on dry ground, until all the nation had passed completely over the Jordan.
He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
from men by your hand, LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.
The earth is the LORD's, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.
If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; the world and its fullness. You have founded them.
Before the mountains were brought forth, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
before the LORD; for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, the peoples with his truth.
Let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can't find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will humble the haughtiness of the terrible.
Come near, you nations, to hear. Listen, you peoples. Let the earth and all it contains hear; the world, and everything that comes from it.
You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come.
And what was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the Kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. read more. As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of the age.
So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,
For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"
for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.
Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
Truly I tell you, wherever this Good News is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of as a memorial of her."
teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. And look, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
and the cares of the age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
but he will receive one hundred times more now in this time, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and land, with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.
(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),
For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
"His lord commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness, for the sons of this world are, in their own generation, more shrewd than the sons of light.
who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life."
Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry, and are given in marriage. But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.
The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, but the world did not recognize him.
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, but the world did not recognize him.
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
Now Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, to the wedding.
And he made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables. To those who sold the doves, he said, "Take these things out of here. Do not make my Father's house a marketplace." 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 one and 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 judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
For God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."
They said to the woman, "Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Savior of the world."
Jesus therefore answered them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.
For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world."
I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
For no one does anything in secret, and himself seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world."
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil.
Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life."
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 world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.
Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment, that those who do not see may see; and that those who see may become blind."
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "See how you accomplish nothing. Look, the world has gone after him."
Now is the judgment of this world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out.
Now is the judgment of this world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out.
I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness. And if anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
And if anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would 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. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.
I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has no hold on me.
I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has no hold on me.
If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.
If the world hates you, you know that it has 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, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.
about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.
Truly, truly, I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.
for the words which you have given me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew for sure that I came forth from you, and they have believed that you sent me.
I have given them your word. The world 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 the sky and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."
The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,
First, 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, being understood from what has been made. So they are without excuse.
Therefore, as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this world? Hasn't God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this world? Hasn't God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.
But God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise. And God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong. And God chose the lowly of the world, and the despised, what is considered to be nothing, to bring to nothing what is considered to be something,
We speak wisdom, however, among those who are mature, but a wisdom not of this age or of the rulers of this age, who will pass away.
which none of the rulers of this age has understood. For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He has taken the wise in their craftiness."
For what have I to do with also judging those who are outside? Do you not judge those who are within? But those who are outside, God judges. "Put away the wicked man from among yourselves."
Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away.
but he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife. There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world?how she may please her husband.
Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.
For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.
But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God's churches.
But when we are judged, we are punished by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
But when we are judged, we are punished by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, to prevent the light shining from the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father?
(for he who appointed Peter to be an apostle of the circumcision appointed me also to the Gentiles);
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.
But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?
But far be it from me to 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 every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.
in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience;
that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;
holding up the word of life; that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.
who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
giving thanks to the Father, who made you fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light;
Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.
together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
instructing us to say ?No? to ungodliness and worldly desires, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;
in these last days has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.
Seeing therefore it remains that some should enter therein, and they to whom the good news was before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience,
and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,
or else he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once at the end of the ages, he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Therefore when he comes into the world, he says, "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but you prepared a body for me;
By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
Yes, a man will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.
Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.
And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by hell.
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
You ask, and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures. You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, "The kingdom of the world now belongs to our Lord and to his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever."
They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty. Righteous and true are your ways, O King eternal.