N S B Notes: World or Age (1)
New Simplified Bible Notes: World or Age (1)
World, Age, System of Things
AGE: Age is the time an individual has lived counted in years, months and days. (Genesis 50:26) The Greek word “aion” refers to age as a time period in man’s history. Age can refer to a time period that never ends such as the age reference found at Matthew 21:19 or Luke 1:33 speaking of forever. At Matthew 24:3 Jesus’ followers wanted to know when the age would come to an end. Here the word aion refers to a period of time, course of activities, and the world, as they knew it. They literally wanted to know when the old religious, social, political, and economic system or arrangement would end and when a new and better one would start.
WORLD: The use of the word “world” is also a proper translation of the Greek word “aion.” Four hundred years ago the translators of the King James Version used the word “world” when translating the Greek word “aion.” Back then the word “world” was understood to mean both a period of time, humanity in general, and the physical earth.
FIVE DEFINITIONS OF “WORLD”
1. the earth
2. the universe
3. the earth and its inhabitants
4. the human race; mankind
5. a period of history and its society.
(Webster’s New World Dictionary)
The term “age” defines the meaning of the Greek word “aion” more closely than the word “world” when speaking about a period of time. The term “system of things” is also a good way to express “aion” and covers more than just a reference to a time period. The New Simplified Bible uses the words age and world because they are familiar to most Bible readers. In some Scripture verses a few words of clarification are added in (parentheses). For example at Hebrews 1:2 “age (Greek: aion: ages of time, perpetuity, worlds, generations, human entities)
“AGE” The word age occures 27 time in the Christian Greek Scriptures of the New Simplified Bible:
(Matthew 12:32 NSB) “Whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come.
(Matthew 13:39 NSB) “The enemy that sowed them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age. The reapers are angels.
(Matthew 13:40 NSB) “The weeds are gathered up and burned (destroyed) with fire. It will be this way at the end of the age.
(Matthew 13:49 NSB) “It will be that way at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous.
(Matthew 24:3 NSB) He sat on the Mount of Olives. The disciples came to him privately, saying: “Tell us when these things will be? What will be the sign of your presence and of the end of the age?”
(Matthew 28:20 NSB) “Teach them to observe all the things I have commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
(Mark 10:30 NSB) will receive a hundred times as much now in this time, and in the age to come everlasting life.
(Luke 1:36 NSB) “Your relative Elisabeth has also conceived a son even in her old age. This so-called barren woman is in her sixth month.
(Luke 18:30 NSB) who shall not receive manifold more now and in the age to come everlasting life.”
(Luke 20:34 NSB) Jesus said, “The sons of this age marry, and are given in marriage.
(Luke 20:35 NSB) “Those accounted worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.
(John 9:21 NSB) “We do not know how he now sees or who opened his eyes. Ask him. He is of age and he will speak for himself.”
(John 9:23 NSB) So the parents said: “Ask him, he is of age.”
(1 Corinthians 1:20 NSB) Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
(1 Corinthians 2:6 NSB) How is it we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who come to nothing (are doomed to destruction).
(1 Corinthians 2:8 NSB) None of the rulers of this age knew: for had they known it, they would not have impaled the glorious Lord (esteemed Master).
(1 Corinthians 3:18 NSB) Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
(1 Corinthians 3:19 NSB) For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. It is written: “He catches the wise in their own craftiness (deception).” (Job 5:13)
(2 Corinthians 4:4 NSB) The god of this age (world) (religious, social, political, and economic arrangement) has blinded the minds of unbelievers that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine on them.
(Galatians 1:4 NSB) He (Jesus) gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age. This is according to the will of our God and Father.
(Galatians 1:14 NSB) I advanced as a Jew beyond many of my own age among my countrymen. I was more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
(Ephesians 1:21 NSB) It is far above all governments, 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.
(Titus 2:12 NSB) instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present age (world) (period of time).
(Hebrews 6:5 NSB) and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,
(Hebrews 9:26 NSB) Otherwise he would have to suffer often from the founding of the world. He has presented himself once at the end of the age to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
(Hebrews 11:11 NSB) By faith Sarah received strength to conceive seed when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who promised.
AGES The word “ages” occures 9 times in the Christian Greek Scriptures of the New Simplified Bible:
(Luke 1:70 NSB) “He spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from ages past.
(1 Corinthians 2:7 NSB) We speak the wisdom of God in a secret, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the ages (generations and human entities) for our glory.
(1 Corinthians 10:11 NSB) These things happened for examples: and they are written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
(Ephesians 2:7 NSB) So in the ages to come he, with Christ Jesus, might show the exceeding riches of his grace with kindness toward us.
(Ephesians 3:9 NSB) To make all men see what is the administration of the secret which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things.
(Colossians 1:26 NSB) It is the secret he hid through all past ages from all human beings but has now revealed to his holy ones.
(Hebrews 1:2 NSB) He has in these last days spoken to us by his Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the ages (Greek: aion: ages of time, perpetuity, worlds, generations, human entities).
(Revelation 15:3 NSB) They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are your works, Jehovah God, the Almighty; just and true are your ways, you King of the ages (King of the nations) (King of the holy ones).
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