'Earth' in the Bible

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.

And the seed which was put in good earth, this is he who gives ear to the word, and gets the sense of it; who gives fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;

And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels.

And his disciples came, and took up his body and put it in the earth; and they went and gave Jesus news of what had taken place.

But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken up by the roots.

Then he gave an order to the people to be seated on the earth,

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?

A curse is on the earth because of trouble! for it is necessary for trouble to come; but unhappy is that man through whom the trouble comes.

Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places;

And these glad tidings of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole habitable earth, for a witness to all the nations, and then shall come the end.

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.

And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

A man went out to put seed in the earth:

And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.

And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.

And he said, 'Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,

For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:

And he made the people be seated on the earth: and he took the seven cakes and, having given praise, he gave the broken bread to his disciples to put before them; and they put it before the people.

For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake and the gospel’s will save it [from the consequences of sin and separation from God].

And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.

and they brought him unto him, and he having seen him, immediately the spirit tare him, and he, having fallen upon the earth, was wallowing -- foaming.

Nation will go to war with nation, and kingdom with kingdom: there will be earth-shocks in different places; there will be times when there is no food; these things are the first of the troubles.

And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

And truly I say to you, Wherever the good news goes out through all the earth, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her.

And having gone forward a little, he fell upon the earth, and was praying, that, if it be possible the hour may pass from him,

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time.

And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage.

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.

And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.

And when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?

Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

And he said, Lord, let it be for this year, and I will have the earth turned up round it, and put animal waste on it, to make it fertile:

And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth.

I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

And will make you level with the earth, and your children with you; and there will not be one stone resting on another in you, because you did not see that it was your day of mercy.

There will be great earth-shocks and outbursts of disease in a number of places, and men will be without food; and there will be wonders and great signs from heaven.

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people.

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

And being in conflict he prayed more intently. And his sweat became as great drops of blood, falling down upon the earth.

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

If I have told you about things that happen on earth and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about things of heaven?

He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

For I have left Heaven and have come down to earth not to seek my own pleasure, but to do the will of Him who sent me.

And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.

Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, on the man's eyes,

His answer was: The man who is named Jesus put earth mixed with water on my eyes, and said to me, Go and make yourself clean in Siloam: so I went away and, after washing, am now able to see.

Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.

So the Pharisees put more questions to him about how his eyes had been made open. And he said to them, He put earth on my eyes, and I had a wash and am able to see.

Now when Jesus came, he made the discovery that Lazarus had been put into the earth four days before.

verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit;

The one who loves his life [eventually] loses it [through death], but the one who hates his life in this world [and is concerned with pleasing God] will keep it for life eternal.

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

And when he said to them, I am he, they went back, falling to the earth.