'Earth' in the Bible

Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.

For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.

nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

"Don't lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins..." (then he said to the paralytic), "Get up, and take up your mat, and go up to your house."

"Don't think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn't come to send peace, but a sword.

At that time, Jesus answered, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

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

Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn't have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.

I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven."

He said, "Yes." When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?"

Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.

Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.

that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.

and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

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

But he who received the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.'

Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -- he said to the paralytic --

He said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,

His clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

Then he will send out his angels, and will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky.

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

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

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" (he said to the paralyzed man), "I tell you, arise, and take up your cot, and go to your house."

But he who hears, and doesn't do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."

In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight."

He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come. May your will be done on Earth, as it is in heaven.

The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, one greater than Solomon is here.

"I came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already kindled.

Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you don't interpret this time?

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall.

I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves;

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.

For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the earth.

Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. They said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead?

He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the Earth belongs to the Earth, and speaks of the Earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

Most certainly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.

And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself."

I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth."

I will show wonders in the sky above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and billows of smoke.

You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, 'In your seed will all the families of the earth be blessed.'

When they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, "O Lord, you are God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;

The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take council together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.'

'heaven is my throne, and the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me?' says the Lord; 'or what is the place of my rest?

In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth."

He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"

He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.

When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.

For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, 'I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.'"

"Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;

The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn't dwell in temples made with hands,

He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,

They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said, "Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn't fit to live!"

When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."

for He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth."

But I say, didn't they hear? Yes, most certainly, "Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world."

For though there are things that are called "gods," whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many "gods" and many "lords;"

for "the earth is the Lord's, and its fullness."

But if anyone says to you, "This was offered to idols," don't eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience. For "the earth is the Lord's, and all its fullness."

The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.

to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;

from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

"that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,

For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.

and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.

Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

And, "You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands.

For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law;

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.

See that you don't refuse him who speaks. For if they didn't escape when they refused him who warned on the Earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,

whose voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens."

You have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.

But above all things, my brothers, don't swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your "yes" be "yes," and your "no," "no;" so that you don't fall into hypocrisy.

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn't rain on the earth for three years and six months.

He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit.

For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water, by the word of God;

But the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood;

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.