'World' in the Bible
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 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.
whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. Everything belongs to you,
For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to die, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to people.
In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy and swindlers and idolaters, since you would then have to go out of the world.
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.
With regard then to eating food sacrificed to idols, we know that "an idol in this world is nothing," and that "there is no God but one."
But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.
There are probably many kinds of languages in the world, and none is without meaning.
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- Creation (49 instances)
- Domain (8 instances)
- Earth (1459 instances)
- Existence (51 instances)
- Humanity (58 instances)
- Humankind (136 instances)
- Humans (70 instances)
- Man (3969 instances)
- Mankind (130 instances)
- Populace (6 instances)
- Public (163 instances)
- Reality (36 instances)
- Universe (25 instances)
- World (405 instances)
- Worldwide (2 instances)
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