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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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Now it came to pass, in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the inhabited earth should be enrolled.
And the Devil said to Him, "If Thou art God's Son, command this stone, that it become bread."
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that every one who believes on Him should not perish, but have eternal life;
The Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, "Ye see that ye are effecting nothing! Behold, the world went away after Him!"
and one of them??gabus by name??tanding up, signified through the Spirit that there was about to be a great famine over all the inhabited earth; which, indeed, happened under Claudius.
But it could not be that I should glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has become crucified to me, and I to the world.
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"Ye are the light of the world: a city, set upon a hill, cannot he 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, neither in this age nor in that which is to come.
And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that hears the word; and the anxiety of the age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
The field is the world: and the good seed, these are the sons of the Kingdom; but the tares are the sons of the evil one; and the enemy that 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 are burned with fire, so shall it be in the end of the age.
So will it be at the end of the age. The angels will go forth, and will separate the wicked from the midst of the righteous,
for what will a man be profited, if he gain the whole world, and suffer damage as to his soul? or what will a man give as an exchange for his soul?
And, while He was sitting on the mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us when shall these things be, and what is the sign of Thy coming and of the end of the age."
for then will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now; no, nor ever shall be.
"Then will the King say to those on His right hand, 'Come, ye blessed of My Father! inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the founding of the world:
Verily I say to you, wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached in all the world, that also which this woman did shall be spoken of for a memorial of her."
teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I commanded you; and, behold, I am with you all the days, even to the end of the age."
and the anxieties of the age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires about other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and suffer damage as to his soul?
but he shall receive a hundredfold 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 spake through the mouth of His holy prophets from of old),
For what is a man profited, in having gained the whole world, but having lost or forfeited himself?
And the lord praised the steward of unrighteousness, because he acted prudently; because the sons of this age are more prudent toward their own generation, than the sons of light.
who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the coming age eternal life."
And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage; but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage;
He was the true Light That lighteth every man coming into the world.
He was the true Light That lighteth every man coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world knew Him not.
He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world knew Him not.
On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and he says, "Behold, the Lamb of God Who taketh away the sin of the world!
And Jesus also was invited, and His disciples, to the marriage.
And, having made a scourge of cords, He drove all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; and to those selling doves, He said, "Take these things hence! make not My Father's house a house of merchandise!" read more. His disciples remembered that it had been written, "Zeal for Thy house will eat Me up,"
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that every one who believes on Him should not perish, but have eternal life; for God sent not His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world may be saved through Him.
for God sent not His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world may be saved through Him.
And this is the judgment, that the Light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light; for their works were evil.
but whosoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up into eternal life."
and they said to the woman, "Now we no longer believe because of your saying; for we ourselves have heard, and know that This is, in truth, the Savior of the world."
for an angel of the Lord went down at a certain period into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever, therefore, first, after the troubling of the water, stepped in, was healed of whatsoever disease he had]. And a certain man was there, who had been for thirty-eight years in his infirmity.
Jesus, therefore, answered and said to them, "Verily, verily, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He seeth the Father doing; for whatsoever things He doeth, these also, in like manner, the Son doeth.
for the Bread of God is He Who cometh down out of Heaven, and giveth life to the world."
I am the Living Bread That came down out of Heaven: if any one eat of This Bread, he shall live forever; yea, and the Bread That I will give him is My flesh, for the life of the world."
for no one does anything in secret, and himself seeks to he known openly. If Thou doest these things, manifest Thyself to the world."
The world cannot hate you; but Me it hates, because I testify concerning it, that its works are evil.
Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world: he that follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the Light of life."
And He said to them, "Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
When I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."
From remotest antiquity, it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of one born blind!
And Jesus said, "For judgment came I into the world; that those who see not may see, and that those who see may become blind."
The Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, "Ye see that ye are effecting nothing! Behold, the world went away after Him!"
Now is the judgment of this world: now will the Prince of this world be cast out;
Now is the judgment of this world: now will the Prince of this world be cast out;
I have come a light into the world, that every one who believes on Me may not abide in the darkness. And, if any one hears My words, and keeps them not, I do not judge him; for I came, not to judge the world, but to save the world.
And, if any one hears My words, and keeps them not, 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 hour came that He should depart out of 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 beholds Him not, neither knows Him: ye know Him, because He abideth with you, and will be in you.
I will no more speak much with you; for the Prince of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me;
I will no more speak much with you; for the Prince of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me;
If the world hates you, ye know that it has hated Me before it hated you.
If the world hates you, ye know that it has 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 chose you out of the world, on this account the world hates you.
and respecting judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
and respecting judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice: ye will be made sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
I manifested Thy name to the men whom Thou gavest Me out of the world. Thine they were; and Thou gavest them to Me; and they have kept Thy word.
because the words which Thou gavest Me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew truly that I came forth from Thee, and believed that Thou didst send Me.
I have given them Thy word, and 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.
and yet He left not Himself without witness, doing good, giving you rains from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."
The God Who made the world and all things therein, The Same being Lord of Heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands,
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is proclaimed in the whole world.
For His invisible things, since the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being perceived by the things that are made, even His everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse:
Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned;
and he not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.
Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For, since in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom knew not God, God was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe;
but God chose the foolish things of the world, that He might put to shame the wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that He might put to shame the things that are strong; and the base things of the world, and things despised, did God choose, and the things that are not, that He might bring to nought the things that are;
But we speak wisdom among the perfect; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought;
which no one of the rulers of this age has known; for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;
And we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit Who is of God; that we may know the things freely given us by God.
Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise 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 has been written, "He Who taketh the wise in their craftiness."
For what have I to do with judging those who are without? Do not ye judge those who are within? But those who are without God judgeth. Put away the wicked man from among yourselves.
Or know ye not that the saints will judge the world? And, if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy of the smallest tribunals?
and those who use the world, as not using it to the full; for the fashion of this world is passing away.
but he that is married is anxious for the things of the world, how he may please his wife, and has become divided. And the unmarried woman and the virgin is anxious for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but she that is married is anxious for the things of the world, that she may please her husband.
Now these things were happening to them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, unto whom the ends of the ages have come.
For, as the woman is of the man, so also is the man through the woman; but all things are of God.
But, if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the assemblies 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.
in whom the god of this world blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, Who is the image of God, should not shine upon them.
how that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having put in us the word of reconciliation.
Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us out of the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father;
(for He Who wrought for Peter with regard to an apostleship of the circumcision, wrought for me also with regard to the gentiles).
I have been crucified with Christ; and no longer am I living, but Christ is living in me; and, in so far as I am now living in flesh, I live in the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me, and gave Himself for me.
So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elements of the world.
but, after having known God, or rather having been known by God, how are ye turning back again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which ye desire to be in bondage again?
But it could not be that I should glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has become 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 to come;
in which ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the authority of the air, the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience;
that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
holding forth the word of life, for an occasion of glorying to me at the day of Christ, that I ran not in vain, neither labored in vain.
who also made known to us your love in the Spirit.
giving thanks to the Father, Who made us meet for the 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 men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.
together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is from among you; they will make known to you all things here.
Now to the King of the ages, incorruptible, invisible, only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience have become defiled.
teaching us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and righteously, and godly in the present age;
at the end of these days spake to us in His Son, Whom He appointed Heir of all things, through Whom also He constituted the ages;
Since, therefore, it remains for some to enter into it, and those to whom the Gospel was formerly proclaimed entered not in because of unbelief,
and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age,
else had it been needful for Him ofttimes to suffer since the founding of a world; but now, once for all, at the end of the ages, He hath been manifested for the putting away of sin through the sacrifice of Himself.
Wherefore, coming into the world, He saith, "Sacrifice and offering Thou didst not wish, but a body didst Thou prepare for Me;
By faith we perceive that the ages have been constituted by the word of God, so that what is seen has not arisen out of things that appear.
And these all, having received a good report through faith, obtained not the promise; God having provided something better concerning us, that, apart from us, they should not be made perfect.
Hearken, my beloved brethren, did not God choose the poor of the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love Him?
But some one will say, "You have faith, and I have works": show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
My brethren, become not many of you teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater judgment.
And the tongue is a fire, the world of iniquity! the tongue is placed among our members, as that which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of life, and is set on fire by Hell.
Who is wise and intelligent among you? Let him show, by his good conduct, his works in meekness of wisdom.
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it on your pleasures. Adulteresses! know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever, therefore, purposes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in Heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world became our Lord's and His Christ's; and He will reign forever and ever."
And they sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are Thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are Thy ways, Thou King of the ages.