The World By Albert Barnes (Two Of Three)

I have a number of favorite Bible passages. Below are two.

John 3
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Comment On John 3:16 By Albert Barnes
The world. All mankind. It does not mean any particular part of the world, but man as man--the race that had rebelled and that deserved to die.

John 17
9 ....I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.

Comment On John 17:9 By Albert Barnes
The term world here, as elsewhere, refers to wicked, rebellious, vicious men.

About Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes held a prominent place in the New School branch of the Presbyterians during the Old School-New School Controversy, to which he adhered on the division of the denomination in 1837.