Greek
κόσμος kosmos
“world” · 186 times in the New Testament
Through the Bible
- “world” 177
- “whole world” 2
- “it” 1
- “(not translated)” 1
- “earth” 1
- other ways 4
As a table, book by book
| Book | Times |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 9 |
| Mark | 3 |
| Luke | 3 |
| John | 78 |
| Acts | 1 |
| Romans | 9 |
| 1 Corinthians | 21 |
| 2 Corinthians | 3 |
| Galatians | 3 |
| Ephesians | 3 |
| Philippians | 1 |
| Colossians | 4 |
| 1 Timothy | 3 |
| Hebrews | 5 |
| James | 5 |
| 1 Peter | 3 |
| 2 Peter | 5 |
| 1 John | 23 |
| 2 John | 1 |
| Revelation | 3 |
How the BSB translates it
Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.
Where it occurs
Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.
“world” 177
Matthew 9
- 4:8 …the kingdoms of the world and their glory…
- 5:14 …the light of the world A city on a…
- 13:35 …hidden since the foundation of the world
- 13:38 …The field is the world and the good seed…
- 16:26 …he gains the whole world yet forfeits his soul…
- 18:7 …Woe to the world for the causes of…
- 24:21 …unseen from the beginning of the world until now and never…
- 25:34 …you from the foundation of the world
- 26:13 …preached in all the world what she has done…
Mark 3
Luke 3
John 65
- 1:9 …was coming into the world
- 1:10 …He was in the world and though the world…
- 1:10 …world and though the world was made through Him…
- 1:10 …made through Him the world did not recognize Him…
- 1:29 …the sin of the world
- 3:16 …God so loved the world that He gave His…
- 3:17 …His Son into the world to condemn the world…
- 3:17 …world to condemn the world but to save the…
- 3:17 …but to save the world through Him…
- 3:19 …has come into the world but men loved the…
- 4:42 …the Savior of the world
- 6:14 …to come into the world
- 6:33 …gives life to the world
- 6:51 …the life of the world is My flesh…
- 7:4 …show Yourself to the world
- 7:7 …The world cannot hate you but…
- 8:12 …the light of the world Whoever follows Me will…
- 8:23 …You are of this world I am not of…
- 8:23 …am not of this world
- 8:26 …Him I tell the world
- 9:5 …I am in the world I am the light…
- 9:5 …the light of the world
- 9:39 …have come into this world so that the blind…
- 10:36 …and sent into the world How then can you…
- 11:9 …the light of this world
- 11:27 …to come into the world
- 12:25 …his life in this world will keep it for…
- 12:31 …judgment is upon this world now the prince of…
- 12:31 …the prince of this world will be cast out…
- 12:46 …have come into the world as a light so…
- 12:47 …come to judge the world but to save the…
- 12:47 …but to save the world
- 13:1 …come to leave this world and return to the…
- 13:1 …who were in the world He loved them to…
- 14:17 …Spirit of truth The world cannot receive Him because…
- 14:19 …a little while the world will see Me no…
- 14:22 …and not to the world
- 14:27 …to you as the world gives Do not let…
- 14:30 …the prince of this world is coming and he…
- 14:31 …Me so that the world may know that I…
- 15:18 …If the world hates you understand that…
- 15:19 …you were of the world it would love you…
- 15:19 …are not of the world but I have chosen…
- 15:19 …you out of the world
- 15:19 …its own Instead the world hates you because you…
- 16:8 …He will convict the world in regard to sin…
- 16:11 …the prince of this world has been condemned…
- 16:20 …and wail while the world rejoices You will grieve…
- 16:21 …been born into the world
- 16:28 …Father and entered the world In turn I will…
- 16:28 …I will leave the world and go to the…
- 16:33 …have peace In the world you will have tribulation…
- 16:33 …I have overcome the world
- 17:5 …with You before the world existed…
- 17:6 …Me out of the world They were Yours You…
- 17:9 …on behalf of the world but on behalf of…
- 17:11 …longer be in the world but they are in…
- 17:11 …they are in the world and I am coming…
- 17:13 …I am in the world so that they may…
- 17:14 …Your word and the world has hated them For…
- 17:14 …are not of the world just as I am…
- 17:14 …am not of the world
- 17:15 …them out of the world but that You keep…
- 17:16 …are not of the world just as I am…
- 17:16 …am not of the world
And 97 more, on the full page.
“whole world” 2
“it” 1
John 1
- 15:19 …were of the world it would love you as…
Not translated: the English carries it without a word 1
John 1
“earth” 1
1 Corinthians 1
- 4:13 …the scum of the earth the refuse of the…
“worldly” 1
2 Corinthians 1
- 7:10 …salvation without regret but worldly sorrow brings death…
“adornment” 1
1 Peter 1
- 3:3 …not come from outward adornment such as braided hair…
“its” 1
2 Peter 1
- 2:5 …He brought the flood on its ungodly people but preserved…
“earthly” 1
1 John 1
- 3:17 …If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother…
The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.