In biblical terms, the concept of "extension" can be understood in various contexts, including the extension of God's kingdom, the extension of grace, and the extension of life or influence. The Bible, while not using the term "extension" explicitly in many instances, provides numerous examples and teachings that illustrate this concept.

Extension of God's Kingdom

The extension of God's kingdom is a central theme in the New Testament. Jesus Christ, in His earthly ministry, emphasized the growth and expansion of God's reign on earth. In the parable of the mustard seed, Jesus illustrates how the kingdom of heaven, though starting small, grows into something vast and encompassing: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field. Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches" (Matthew 13:31-32). This parable signifies the extension of God's kingdom through the spread of the Gospel and the growth of the church.

Extension of Grace

The extension of grace is another significant biblical theme. God's grace is described as abundant and overflowing, extended to all who believe in Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul writes about the sufficiency and abundance of God's grace: "But where sin increased, grace increased all the more" (Romans 5:20). This extension of grace is not limited by human sinfulness but is available to all who repent and turn to God.

Extension of Life and Influence

The Bible also speaks to the extension of life and influence, particularly in the context of God's blessings. In the Old Testament, the extension of life is often seen as a blessing from God. For example, in Proverbs, it is written: "The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be shortened" (Proverbs 10:27). This verse suggests that living in reverence and obedience to God can lead to an extension of one's life.

Furthermore, the influence of a righteous person is portrayed as extending beyond their immediate surroundings. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls His followers to be "the salt of the earth" and "the light of the world" (Matthew 5:13-14), indicating that their influence should extend to all corners of the earth, preserving and illuminating the truth of God's word.

Extension of God's Promises

The extension of God's promises is evident throughout Scripture. God's covenant with Abraham included the promise of numerous descendants and a land for his people, which was extended to future generations: "I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you" (Genesis 17:7). This promise of extension is fulfilled in the New Testament through the inclusion of Gentiles into the family of God, as seen in the writings of Paul: "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28).

In summary, while the term "extension" may not be frequently used in the Bible, the concept is deeply embedded in the narrative of Scripture, illustrating the growth and expansion of God's kingdom, grace, life, influence, and promises.1. (n.) A stretching out; expansion; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation.

2. (v. t.) That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space.

3. (v. t.) Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; -- correlative of intension.

4. (n.) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.

5. (n.) The straightening of a limb, in distinction from flexion.

6. (n.) A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.

5083. tereo -- to watch over, to guard
... ie To note (a prophecy; figuratively, to fulfil a command); by implication, to detain
(in custody; figuratively, to maintain); by extension, to withhold (for ...
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4496. rhipto -- to throw, cast, spec. to throw off, toss
... hurl; and from teino (see in ekteino), which indicates an extended projection);
by qualification, to deposit (as if a load); by extension, to disperse -- cast ...
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5550. chronos -- time
... from kairos, which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from aion, which
denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual ...
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1080. gennao -- to beget, to bring forth
... From a variation of genos; to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension
of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate -- bear, beget, be born, bring ...
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245. allotrios -- belonging to another
... From allos; another's, ie Not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile --
alien, (an-)other (man's, men's), strange(-r). see GREEK allos. ...
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1006. bosko -- to feed
... feed, keep. A prolonged form of a primary verb (compare bibrosko, bous); to pasture;
by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze -- feed, keep. ...
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1927. epidemeo -- to be at home
... From a compound of epi and demos; to make oneself at home, ie (by extension) to
reside (in a foreign country) -- (be) dwelling (which were) there, stranger. ...
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1980. episkeptomai -- to inspect, by ext. to go to see
... Middle voice from epi and the base of skopos; to inspect, ie (by implication) to
select; by extension, to go to see, relieve -- look out, visit. see GREEK epi. ...
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2129. eulogia -- praise, blessing
... Elegance of language; commendation ("eulogy"), ie (reverentially) adoration;
religiously, benediction; by implication, consecration; by extension, benefit or ...
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1846. exorusso -- to dig out or up
... extract, pluck out. From ek and orusso; to dig out, ie (by extension) to extract
(an eye), remove (roofing) -- break up, pluck out. see GREEK ek. ...
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754. arka -- lengthening, prolonged
... 753, 754. arka. 755 . lengthening, prolonged. Transliteration: arka Phonetic
Spelling: (ar-kaw') Short Definition: extension. Word ...
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7934. shaken -- inhabitant, neighbor
... inhabitant, neighbor, nigh. From shakan; a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizen --
inhabitant, neighbour, nigh. see HEBREW shakan. 7933, 7934. ...
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815. eshel -- a tamarisk tree
... grove, tree. From a root of uncertain signification; a tamarisk tree; by extension,
a grove of any kind -- grove, tree. 814, 815. eshel. 816 . ...
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7069. qanah -- to get, acquire
... A primitive root; to erect, ie Create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase
(causatively, sell); by implication to own -- attain, buy(-er), teach ...
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6106. etsem -- bone, substance, self
... From atsam; a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance,
ie (as pron.) Selfsame -- body, bone, X life, (self-)same, strength, X very ...
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3332. yatsaq -- to pour, cast, flow
... A primitive root; properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication,
to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or ...
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7628. shbiy -- captive
... From shbuw; exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and
collectively); by extension, booty -- captive(-ity), prisoners, X take away, that ...
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8326. shorer -- navel
... navel From sharar in the sense of twisting (compare shor); the umbilical cord, ie
(by extension) a bodice -- navel. see HEBREW sharar. see HEBREW shor. ...
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4186. moshab -- a seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling ...
... Or moshab {mo-shawb'}; from yashab; a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a
session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication ...
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7393. rekeb -- chariotry, chariot, millstone
... From rakab; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy
a rider, ie The upper millstone -- chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from ...
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Fifth Tractate. Happiness and Extension of Time.
... HAPPINESS AND EXTENSION OF TIME. ... The increase of ill-being then is due to
the aggravation of the malady not to the extension of time. ...
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That Time is a Certain Extension.
... Book XI. Chapter XXIII."That Time is a Certain Extension. 29. ... [1050] I see that time,
then, is a certain extension. But do I see it, or do I seem to see it? ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/chapter xxiii that time is a.htm

Extension of Our Doctrines, and Complete Demolition of Idolatrous ...
... Book VII. Chapter XX."Extension of our Doctrines, and Complete Demolition
of Idolatrous Temples. Inundation of the Nile. While ...
/.../chapter xx extension of our doctrines.htm

The Extension of the Church Throughout the World
... CHAPTER III The Extension of the Church throughout the World. AD45-70 Section 1.
The First Mission to the Gentiles. [Sidenote: AD45.]. [Sidenote: St. ...
/.../blunt/a key to the knowledge of church history/chapter iii the extension of.htm

If the Mind Has no Material Extension, Much Less Has God.
... Against the Epistle of Manich??us Called Fundamental. Chapter 19. "If the
Mind Has No Material Extension, Much Less Has God. 21. ...
/.../chapter 19 name the mind.htm

He Further Shows that the Pretemporal Generation of the Son is not ...
... the Divine generation, therefore, may be clear of every idea connected with passion,
we shall avoid conceiving with regard to it even that extension which is ...
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Period iii. The Critical Period: AD 140 to AD 200
... 17. The Extension of Christianity. ... Rhetorical overstatement of the extension of the
Church was a natural temptation in view of the rapid spread of Christianity. ...
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The Communion of Saints.
... The history of the extension of the Church of Christ from one land to another, and
of the successive victories won by the Cross over heathen races from age to ...
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The Soul, Though Mutable, Has no Material Form. It is all Present ...
... which surpass all the powers of the soul, when the nature of the soul itself, which
is known to be mutable, still has no kind of material extension in space? ...
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The Opinions of Philosophers Respecting the Substance of the Soul. ...
... For either they mean by body what we mean by it, viz., that of which a part is less
than the whole in extension of place, and they are to be reckoned among ...
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Extension (2 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further
time to pay a debt. Multi-Version Concordance Extension (2 Occurrences). ...
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Space (98 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Extension, considered independently of anything which it may contain;
that which makes extended objects conceivable and possible. ...
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Keys (2 Occurrences)
... When the question is raised of the extension of these prerogatives beyond Peter
and the popes, all sorts of views are held, concerning both the fact and the ...
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Power (862 Occurrences)
... When the question is raised of the extension of these prerogatives beyond Peter
and the popes, all sorts of views are held, concerning both the fact and the ...
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World (2829 Occurrences)
... It is a time, with the suggestion always of extension rather than limit (so that
it lends itself to phrases denoting vast if not endless extension, such as "to ...
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Rust (7 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The reddish yellow coating formed on iron when exposed to moist air, consisting
of ferric oxide or hydroxide; hence, by extension, any metallic film of ...
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Enlargement (7 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of
being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion. ...
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Illyricum (1 Occurrence)
... Adriatic seaboard, which, though belonging politically to Macedonia, lay in "Greek,
Illyria." But since no word is said in the Acts of any extension of Paul's ...
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Nile (37 Occurrences)
... At Heliopolis, a little North of Cairo, this extension to the East has been
3 to 4 miles since the building of the great temple there. ...
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Rome (12 Occurrences)
...EXTENSION OF ROMAN SOVEREIGNTY III. THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT 1. Imperial Authority
2. Three Classes of Citizens IV. ... II. Extension of Roman Sovereignty. ...
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