Bible Verses About World Events
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for world events, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,185 votes, led by Luke 21:36. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about World Events
Luke 21:3643 votes
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
1 John 5:1942 votes
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
John 16:3341 votes
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
2 Chronicles 7:13-1535 votes
If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
John 14:2735 votes
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Matthew 24:4229 votes
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Revelation 13:428 votes
And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
Matthew 24:21-2227 votes
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Romans 12:226 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Revelation 13:1-1825 votes
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
James 4:424 votes
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Acts 2:3822 votes
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Isaiah 41:1021 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Colossians 3:221 votes
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
1 John 2:1521 votes
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
John 3:1620 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Proverbs 3:519 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Deuteronomy 31:818 votes
And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
John 3:16-1718 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
2 Timothy 1:718 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Matthew 24:1-5117 votes
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
Matthew 24:2217 votes
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
Acts 3:1917 votes
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
1 Corinthians 10:1317 votes
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Ezekiel 38:1-2316 votes
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
What does the Bible say about world events?
Readers most often cite Luke 21:36 on the subject of world events. Across 1,185 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 John 5:19, John 16:33, 2 Chronicles 7:13-15. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.