April 9, 2008
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THE WORLD
THE WHOLE HOUSE OF ISRAEL
John 1:10  He was in the world [masculine gender], and the world [masculine] was made [ginomia, aorist indicative, caused to be] by him, and the world [masculine] knew [ginwskw, aorist indicative, under-stood] him not.
THE WORLD, TO WHICH HE CAME
John 18:20  Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world [masculine]; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews [masculine] always resort [assembled]; and in secret have I said nothing.
Notice the word ‘world’ is
masculine gender
‘world’ is masculine gender
‘world’ is masculine
gender
Notice that ‘Jews’ is
masculine gender
‘world’ is masculine gender
Emphatic “not”
The world understood not
In John 10:1 I want us to see that the word “world” is masculine in gender. In Acts 1:8 we have a reference to the “uttermost part of the earth.” The word earth is feminine in gender where the word world is masculine in gender.
In John 18:20 we see the word “world” used as well as the word “Jews”. Both of these words are in the masculine gender. They are said to be in agreement and the should be associated with each other.
Jesus spake to the Jews and most of them did not understand his message. Jesus was calling the many and few and not the masses of Israel.