'World' in the Bible

Again, the devil *took Him to a very high mountain and *showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory;

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;

And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:“I will open My mouth in parables;I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

“Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!

This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.

“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.”