Topic
Age
36 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
These works date from 1897–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Job 8:8Easton · ISBE
For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
- Ephesians 2:7Easton · ISBE
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
- Ephesians 3:5Easton · ISBE
Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
- Ephesians 3:21Easton · ISBE
Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
- Colossians 1:26Easton · ISBE
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
- Genesis 15:15Easton
And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
- Genesis 47:28Easton
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
- Leviticus 19:32Easton
¶ Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
- 1 Kings 12:6Easton
¶ And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
- 1 Kings 12:8Easton
But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
- Job 5:26Easton
Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
- Job 11:17Easton
And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
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- Job 12:20 Easton
- Job 15:10 Easton
- Job 32:4 Easton
- Job 32:9 Easton
- Psalms 145:13 ISBE
- Isaiah 26:4 ISBE
- Isaiah 65:20 Easton
- Jeremiah 10:7 ISBE
- Zechariah 8:4 Easton
- Tobit 14:5 ISBE
- Wisdom of Solomon 7:27 ISBE
- Wisdom of Solomon 14:6 ISBE
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 24:33 ISBE
- 1 Maccabees 2:61 ISBE
- 1 Esdras 4:40 ISBE
- 2 Esdras 3:18 ISBE
- John 9:21 Easton
- 1 Corinthians 10:11 ISBE
- Ephesians 3:9 ISBE
- 1 Timothy 1:17 ISBE
- Hebrews 1:2 ISBE
- Hebrews 6:5 ISBE
- Hebrews 9:26 ISBE
- Revelation 15:3 ISBE
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 19 references
Used to denote the period of a man’s life (Gen. 47:28), the maturity of life (John 9:21), the latter end of life (Job 11:17), a generation of the human race (Job 8:8), and an indefinite period (Eph. 2:7; 3:5, 21; Col. 1:26). Respect to be shown to the aged (Lev. 19:32). It is a blessing to communities when they have old men among them (Isa. 65:20; Zech. 8:4). The aged supposed to excel in understanding (Job 12:20; 15:10; 32:4, 9; 1 Kings 12:6, 8). A full age the reward of piety (Job 5:26; Gen. 15:15).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 22 references
aj: A period of time or a dispensation. In the above sense the word occurs only once in the King James Version, in the sing, as the translation of dor, which means, properly, a "revolution" or "round of time," "a period," "an age" or "generation of man's life"; almost invariable translated "generation," "generations" (Job 8:8), "Inquire, I pray thee, of the former age"); we have the plural as the translation of aion, properly "duration," "the course or flow of time," "an age or period of the world," "the world" (Eph 2:7, "in the ages to come"; Col 1:26, "the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations," the English Revised Version, "from all ages," etc., the American Revised Version, margin, of geneai, "generations" (Eph 3:5 "generations," Eph 3:21, "unto all generations for ever and ever," Greek margin, "all the generations of the age of the ages"). "Ages is given in margin of the King James Version (Ps 145:13; Isa 26:4, "the rock of ages").
We have "age" in the above sense (2 Esdras 3:18; Tobit 14:5; aion) "ages," aion (1 Esdras 4:40 (of Truth) "she is the strength," etc., "of all ages"), genea, the Revised Version (British and American), "generation" (The Wisdom of Solomon 7:27; 1 Macc 2:61); Ecclesiasticus 24:33, eis geneas aionon, "generations of ages"; The Wisdom of Solomon 14:6, "generations' (geneseos).
Revised Version has "age" for "world" (Heb 6:5); "ages" for "worlds" (the Revised Version, margin Heb 1:2; the American Revised Version, margin; compare 1Ti 1:17) (margin, "unto the ages of the ages"), "ages" for "world" (1Co 10:11; Heb 9:26). the English Revised Version has "all ages" for "the beginning of the world " (Eph 3:9, the American Standard Revised Version "for ages"); "king of the ages" for "king of saints" (Re 15:3, corrected text; margin, many ancient authorities read "nations"; Jer 10:7).
See EVERLASTING.
W. L. Walker
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.