Exegesis of "world" in John (All 57 verses)

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Exegesis of “World” in John (57 times)
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All verses NIV (capitals added)

John 1:9

The true Light that gives Light to every man was coming into the World.[ 1:9 Or This was the true Light that gives Light to every man who comes into the World]

Jesus is the Light that enlightens men, there is no other Light for men. This is not saying that everyman gets the Light, if that were true, then Darkness would be able to overcome the Light—based on what is seen in the World. This is why I believe in irresistible grace—because Darkness does not overcome the Light (John 1:5).

The World did not recognize him, or more accurately, did not receive him. This is the first of a few verses that show that the World is those against God. Not that this is a play on words, of John 1:5 where we see that the Darkness does not understand The Light.

John 1:29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the World!

Christ takes away the sins of the World

John 3

3In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.[1] “

Here born again (Greek for anonthen) means born from above also, * can not understand why this matters. But I will explain, and show shortly that if your born from above, then you don’t belong to this World, I have explained how being born from above to, but he still retorts they are unrelated.

John

16”For God so loved the World that he gave his one and only Son,[6] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the World to condemn the World, but to save the World through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son

Lets Look at John 3.16 in context, it is pivotal it connects both halves of the chapter. Here we see that men hate the Light, and earlier we read that the World does not accept the Light (men = World). Doesn’t men usually mean humanity? Look at 1.9-10 again. Do you see how John likes to uses opposites in his Gospel? Light vs. Dark, being born in the World verses being born from above? When we are born again, we are born from above, John intends both meanings in chapter 3, so again I point out how being born again relates to the World.

John 3:19

This is the verdict: Light has come into the World, but men loved Darkness instead of Light because their deeds were evil.

Again, Jesus is the Light, but men love Darkness, they don’t love Christ.

we learn that the World is against God, they hate Christ, in John, you get be for God and against Christ, there is no middle ground. You believe and are saved or you don’t and remained condemned.

John 4:42

They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the World

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Here, the Samaritans believe he is the savior of the World.

John 6:14

After the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus did, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the World.”

Again, Christ came into the World, he his The Prophet; I hope by now, you can tell that John uses “World” very carefully, if fact, it is common knowledge by scholars that John picks many words and phrases to have deeper meanings then what they have at face value. For example, “come and see” occurs many times, and means more than seeing but is an invitation to enter into a relationship with Christ.

John 6:33

For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the World.”

John 6:51

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the World.”

Again, Jeus is the life-giving bread, just has he was the life-giving water in Chapter 4; Now, I still have not made it clear that the World includes those against God but will.

John 7

4No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the World.” 5For even his own brothers did not believe in him.

6Therefore Jesus told them, “The right time for me has not yet come; for you any time is right. 7The World cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that what it does is evil.

The World hates Christ, again, like in 1.10, they do not receive him. Nicodemus acted in secret and so came in the dark, Jesus will not stay in secret. He is the Light. Are you seeing a pattern to John’s writing style? He loves symbolism.

John 8:12

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the Light of the World. Whoever follows me will never walk in Darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

Again Jesus is the Light, he helps men see the truth, by exposing their deeds. Men come into the Light to have “their deeds reproved’ or to repent.

John 8:23

But he continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this World; I am not of this World.

Who is he talking to here? He is talking to the righteous Pharisees, they are righteous in that they keep the Law better than anyone else. Yet they are of this World? They are against Christ and therefore against God. Jesus is not of this World. Since God gave his only son to the World, how can we be claim to be from above like Christ, we are born again and born from above if we believe in Christ.

John 8:26

“I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is reliable, and what I have heard from him I tell the World.”

Again, Christ is talking to the Pharisees, who according to the Law are righteous. Christ tells what he hears from the Father to the World, who are Jesus words for? Do we withhold them from everyone? Or do we tell the whole World? Perhaps this exegesis will reveal that.

John 9:5

While I am in the World, I am the Light of the World.”

Jesus is in the World but not of the World. Did you know the he is the Light of the World?

John 9:39

Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this World, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”

Again Jesus is the Light to help us see, now we see that he came into the World for the help the blind see and the seeing to come blind? What does this mean? Look at vers 41, the ones that see are the ones who have sin. he came that “the blind might see” (KJV) this is not 100%; this is the subjuctive again here. And has been and will be talked about in a different post.

John 10:36

what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the World? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?

The word “sent” is usually used, but “gave” was used in John 3.16. Jesus was never apart of this World, but we were.

John 11.9

Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of dayLight? A man who walks by day will not stumble, for he sees by this World’s Light.

Jesus said this because he was going back to where he almost got stoned, he wanted to visit Lazarus family and raised him from the dead. He has to stay in the World so that there is Light.

This is the Light that shined in Darkness, but Darkness could not over come it. hence it went against the Light, just like the World. This is the true Light that Lights everyman (1.9) Those that received him were not born of blood, flesh but of God (John 1.10)

John 11:27

“Yes, Lord,” she told him, “I believe that you are the Christ,[ 11:27 Or Messiah] the Son of God, who was to come into the World.”

Again Christ is the Light in that came into the World

John 12:19

So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole World has gone after him!”

To us this seems like a hyperbole or an exaggeration at face value, and I would say that is right. In Ch. 11; the high priest prophesied that Christ should so that they did not lose the whole nation to Jesus. hence the many people did follow Christ.

John 12:25

The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this World will keep it for eternal life.

We must hate our life in this World to have eternal life, again we must be born again/from above (John 3.3).

John 12:31

Now is the time for judgment on this World; now the prince of this World will be driven out.

Why should we hate our life? because it will lead to judgment, but if we believe in Christ, we can have life in Christ (John 10.10), life-everlasting. Satan is the prince of this World, but the Light has come.

John 12:46

I have come into the World as a Light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in Darkness

Here is more proof of what I’ve said, those who believe in Christ don’t stay in Darkness, the World is in Darkness, all men were in Darkness.

John 13:1

It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this World and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the World, he now showed them the full extent of his

Jesus came into the World and he left the World, he love those who were in the World, in Darkness, since he is the Light. He showed his love by paying for our sins

John 14:17

the Spirit of truth. The World cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[ 14:17 Some early manuscripts and is] in you.

Look, the World cannot accept him? So does this mean we are not of this World before we believe? Food for thought. The World is blind; they do not see him.

John 14:19

Before long, the World will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.

Christ is leaving, this is literally seeing and not figurative has I’ve shown. Those who “come and see” are the ones who believe and live just has he lives.

John 14:22

Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the World?”

Judas distresses because Christ leaves them, and the World but...

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the World gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Christ is the Prince of Peace and not of this World so he does not give the World’s peace What is this peace he leaves? The Paraclete or the Holy Spirit.

John 14:30

I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this World is coming. He has no hold on me.

Christ is more powerful than the World.

John 14:30

I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this World is coming. He has no hold on me.

Here we see that the World are not believers? Satan is coming, but for Jesus to kill him, but Jesus will rise again.

John 15:18

“If the World hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.

The World hates Christ, as we have seen, so the World includes all those who hate Christ, they hate his disciples (more than the 12). The World hated Christ, they were against God, this is the sin we all have.

John 15:19

If you belonged to the World, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the World, but I have chosen you out of the World. That is why the World hates you.

Have I made it abundantly clear yet that the World rejects Christ, yet God loves the World? (John 3.16) Christ chose is disciples out of the World? Does Christ chose us all? Food for thought? I don’t know. But I do know that I understand the Gospel of John. Do you agree? The World hates us, that is why they cry “tolerance” See John 14.6

John 16:8

When he comes, he will convict the World of guilt[ 16:8 Or will expose the guilt of the World] in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:

Do you believe that God gave his son to expose the guilt of the World? The World includes all those who are guitly, have sin. This is all of us before we were born from above (John 3.3)

John 16:11

and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this World now stands condemned.

The World has already been judged, and is ****** or condemned, as we read in John 3, all of it is in darknes (see John 1).

John 16:20

I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the World rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

The World hates us and rejoices, but they wil morn when they are in condemned and its short lived.

John 16:21

A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the World.

Just like a mother in labor, we suffer now but will rejoice when Christ comes agian; the dicisples rejoiced when Christ rose again.

John 16:28

I came from the Father and entered the World; now I am leaving the World and going back to the Father

Again, God sent His Son, and the Son leaves.

John 16:33

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this World you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the World.”

Why does John repeat this? Christ has overcome the World, just has Light overcomes Darkness.

John 17:5

And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the World began

Jesus prays, to have the glory that he had before the World began, Christ is before the World, and will be here after it is gone.

John 17:6

“I have revealed you[ 17:6 Greek your name; also in verse 26] to those whom you gave me out of the World. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word.

The elect were God’s, support for predistination, I can’t help it but that is what the verse is saying. The World is not those who believe or the elect, but the opposite. The elect are given out of the World, they are born from above.

John 17:9

I pray for them. I am not praying for the World, but for those you have given me, for they are yours

Christ is not praying for the World, whom God loved so much (John 3.16) but for those that God gave to Christ?

John 17:11

I will remain in the World no longer, but they are still in the World, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name–the name you gave me–so that they may be one as we are one.

John 17:13

“I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the World, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them.

John 17:14

I have given them your word and the World has hated them, for they are not of the World any more than I am of the World.

John 17:15

My prayer is not that you take them out of the World but that you protect them from the evil one.

John 17:16

They are not of the World, even as I am not of it.

John 17:18

As you sent me into the World, I have sent them into the World.

John 17:21

that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the World may believe that you have sent me.

John 17:23

I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the World know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

John 17:24

“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the World.

John 17:25

“Righteous Father, though the World does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me.

Christ is before the creation of the World, but World does not recognize him or recieve him (John 1.9-10). The World does not believe in Christ, but Christ prays that they might. And wants them to know that God loves them just has God loves the Son. So the World is those in Darkness, sin and Darkness are one in the same. (John 3)

John 18:20http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin...age=english&version=NIV&showfn=on&showxref=on

“I have spoken openly to the World,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.

John 18:36

Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this World. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place.”

John 18:37http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin...age=english&version=NIV&showfn=on&showxref=on

“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the World, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin...age=english&version=NIV&showfn=on&showxref=on

Again, Christ came into this World to testify to the truth, John repeats this, so Jesus must have too. Christ wants the World to believe. Christ Kingdom is not of this World, We must be born from above to see God’s Kingdom (John 3).

John 21:25

Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole World would not have room for the books that would be written

This does not seem to follow the pattern that John uses, but John is writing in the first person. His Gospel is a personal Gospel, as we can see with his 1:1 conversations. John wrote his Gospel so that we might believe and be born from above, be born again. (John 20.30-31).

So to sum, those who don’t believe are the ones that are of this World, the same ones that God loves . The World is all who sin. The World does not see their sin b/c they are blind, but if they come into the Light (Christ) they will see their sin and be regenerated/born again/born from above/ and we will be without sin, we repent, Jesus washes us from our sin. (John 13).

 

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