'World' in the Bible

He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause them to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah are the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.

And seen are the streams of the sea, Revealed are foundations of the world, By the rebuke of Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of His anger.

Also, established is the world, It is not moved! The heavens rejoice, and the earth is glad, And they say among nations: Jehovah hath reigned.

Who hath inspected for Himself the earth? And who hath placed all the habitable world?

And He judgeth the world in righteousness, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.

From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion is in life, And with Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied with sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.

Into all the earth hath their line gone forth, And to the end of the world their sayings, For the sun He placed a tent in them,

A Psalm of David. To Jehovah is the earth and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

Afraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.

To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Hear this, all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.

If I am hungry I tell not to thee, For Mine is the world and its fulness.

The voice of Thy thunder is in the spheres, Lightnings have lightened the world, The earth hath trembled, yea, it shaketh.

Thine are the heavens -- the earth also is Thine, The habitable world and its fulness, Thou hast founded them.

Before mountains were brought forth, And Thou dost form the earth and the world, Even from age unto age Thou art God.

Jehovah hath reigned, Excellency He hath put on, Jehovah put on strength, He girded Himself, Also -- established is the world, unmoved.

Say among nations, 'Jehovah hath reigned, Also -- established is the world, unmoved, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.'

Before Jehovah, for He hath come, For He hath come to judge the earth. He judgeth the world in righteousness, And the peoples in His faithfulness!

Lightened have His lightnings the world, The earth hath seen, and is pained.

Roar doth the sea and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

Before Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth, He judgeth the world in righteousness, And the people in uprightness!

While He had not made the earth, and out-places, And the top of the dusts of the world.

And I have appointed on the world evil, And on the wicked their iniquity, And have caused to cease the excellency of the proud, And the excellency of the terrible I make low.

He hath made the world as a wilderness, And his cities he hath broken down, Of his bound ones he opened not the house.

Prepare ye for his sons slaughter; Because of the iniquity of their fathers, They rise not, nor have possessed the land, Nor filled the face of the world with cities.

All ye inhabitants of the world, And ye dwellers of earth, At the lifting up of an ensign on hills ye look, And at the blowing of a trumpet ye hear.

Mourned, faded hath the land, Languished, faded hath the world, Languished have they -- the high place of the people of the land.

With my soul I desired Thee in the night, Also, with my spirit within me I seek Thee earnestly, For when Thy judgments are on the earth, The inhabitants of the world have learned righteousness.

We have conceived, we have been pained. We have brought forth as it were wind, Salvation we do not work in the earth, Nor do the inhabitants of the world fall.

Those coming in He causeth to take root, Jacob doth blossom, and flourished hath Israel, And they have filled the face of the world with increase.

Come near, ye nations, to hear, And ye peoples, give attention, Hear doth the earth and its fulness, The world, and all its productions.

I said, I do not see Jah -- Jah! In the land of the living, I do not behold man any more, With the inhabitants of the world.

The maker of the earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who, by His understanding, stretched forth the heavens,

The maker of earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who by His understanding stretched out the heavens,

Believe not did the kings of earth, And any of the inhabitants of the world, That come would an adversary and enemy Into the gates of Jerusalem.

Mountains have shaken because of Him, And the hills have been melted; And lifted up is the earth at His presence, And the world and all dwelling in it.

Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,

'Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid;

that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, 'I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.'

and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,

for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

'Woe to the world from the stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity for the stumbling-blocks to come, but woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block doth come!

and this good news of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end arrive.

for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be.

'Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

Verily I say to you, Wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this one did shall also be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

Verily I say to you, wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what also this woman did shall be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

and he said to them, 'Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;

And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled --

And the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,

for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?

that the blood of all the prophets, that is being poured forth from the foundation of the world, may be required from this generation;

for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father hath known that ye have need of these things;

men fainting at heart from fear, and expectation of the things coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;

in the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know him:

on the morrow John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, 'Lo, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;

for God did so love the world, that His Son -- the only begotten -- He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

For God did not send His Son to the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him;

'And this is the judgment, that the light hath come to the world, and men did love the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil;

and said to the woman -- 'No more because of thy speaking do we believe; for we ourselves have heard and known that this is truly the Saviour of the world -- the Christ.'

The men, then, having seen the sign that Jesus did, said -- 'This is truly the Prophet, who is coming to the world;'

for the bread of God is that which is coming down out of the heaven, and giving life to the world.'

I am the living bread that came down out of the heaven; if any one may eat of this bread he shall live -- to the age; and the bread also that I will give is my flesh, that I will give for the life of the world.'

for no one in secret doth anything, and himself seeketh to be in public; if thou dost these things -- manifest thyself to the world;'

the world is not able to hate you, but me it doth hate, because I testify concerning it that its works are evil.

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

and he said to them, 'Ye are from beneath, I am from above; ye are of this world, I am not of this world;

many things I have to speak concerning you and to judge, but He who sent me is true, and I -- what things I heard from Him -- these I say to the world.'

when I am in the world, I am a light of the world.'

And Jesus said, 'For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.'

of him whom the Father did sanctify, and send to the world, do ye say -- Thou speakest evil, because I said, Son of God I am?

Jesus answered, 'Are there not twelve hours in the day? if any one may walk in the day, he doth not stumble, because the light of this world he doth see;

believest thou this?' she saith to him, 'Yes, sir, I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming to the world.'

the Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, 'Ye see that ye do not gain anything, lo, the world did go after him.'

he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world -- to life age-during shall keep it;

now is a judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast forth;

I a light to the world have come, that every one who is believing in me -- in the darkness may not remain;

and if any one may hear my sayings, and not believe, I -- I do not judge him, for I came not that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour hath come, that he may remove out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who are in the world -- to the end he loved them.

the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it doth not behold him, nor know him, and ye know him, because he doth remain with you, and shall be in you.

yet a little, and the world doth no more behold me, and ye behold me, because I live, and ye shall live;

Judas saith to him, (not the Iscariot), 'Sir, what hath come to pass, that to us thou are about to manifest thyself, and not to the world?'

'Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

I will no more talk much with you, for the ruler of this world doth come, and in me he hath nothing;

but that the world may know that I love the Father, and according as the Father gave me command so I do; arise, we may go hence.

if the world doth hate you, ye know that it hath hated me before you;

if of the world ye were, the world its own would have been loving, and because of the world ye are not -- but I chose out of the world -- because of this the world hateth you.

and having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment;

and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world hath been judged.

verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow joy will become.

'The woman, when she may bear, hath sorrow, because her hour did come, and when she may bear the child, no more doth she remember the anguish, because of the joy that a man was born to the world.

I came forth from the Father, and have come to the world; again I leave the world, and go on unto the Father.'

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage -- I have overcome the world.'

'And now, glorify me, Thou Father, with Thyself, with the glory that I had before the world was, with Thee;

I did manifest Thy name to the men whom Thou hast given to me out of the world; Thine they were, and to me Thou hast given them, and Thy word they have kept;

'I ask in regard to them; not in regard to the world do I ask, but in regard to those whom Thou hast given to me, because Thine they are,

and no more am I in the world, and these are in the world, and I come unto Thee. Holy Father, keep them in Thy name, whom Thou hast given to me, that they may be one as we;

when I was with them in the world, I was keeping them in Thy name; those whom Thou hast given to me I did guard, and none of them was destroyed, except the son of the destruction, that the Writing may be fulfilled.

'And now unto Thee I come, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves;