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Strong Concordance 1Jo 4:5 They [846] are [1526] of [1537] the world [2889]: therefore [1223] [5124] speak they [2980] of [1537] the world [2889], and [2532] the world [2889] heareth [191] them [846].

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WORLD 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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