Waagschale	scale
wachen und beten	watch and pray
wachsam	alert
Wachstum	growth
Wachtel	quail
Wächter	watchman	especially a guard for a town in biblical times
Waffe	weapon
wagen	dare
wahrhaftig	truthful, honest
Wahrheit	truth
wahrheitsgemäß	truthful, true
Wal	whale	the large fish in the book of Jona is sometimes (wrongly) called a whale
Wald	wood
Wandel mit Gott	walk with God	life style of following God
Warnung	warning
warten	wait
Wasser	water
Wassertaufe	water baptism
Weg	way
Wegweisung	guidance, advice
wegwischen (Tränen)	wipe away (tears)
Wehe!	Woe!
Wehklage	lament	antiquated
Weide	pasture
Weihnachten	Christmas	celebration of the birth of Jesus
Weihrauch	incense
Wein	wine
Weinberg	vineyard
weinen	cry, weep
Weinstock	vine
weise	wise
Weisheit	wisdom
weissagen	prophesy
Weissagung	prophecy	God-given insight relating to a present or future situation
weit offen	wide open
Weizen	wheat
Weizenernte	wheat harvest
Welt	world
weltlich	worldly, secular	especially: strongly influenced by non-Christian factors, inconsistent in the life of faith
Weltlichkeit	worldliness
wenige	few
wenn nicht	unless
Werke	works	things we do for God
Werke des Gesetzes	works of the law
Werke des Glaubens	works of faith
Wert	value
wertvoll	precious, valuable
Wettbewerb	contest
Widder	ram
widerfahren	happen (to)
widerhallen	resound
widerlegbar	refutable
widerlegen	refute
Widerstand	resistance
widerstehen	resist	e.g. temptation
widmen	dedicate
wiederbeleben	revive
wiedergeboren	born again	used of people who have experienced Christian conversion
Wiedergeburt	new birth	the starting point of a life following Jesus
wiedergutmachen	repay, restore	in compensation for loss or as a reward for willing sacrifice
Wiedergutmachung	restitution
wiederherstellen	restore
Wiederherstellung	restoration
Wiederkehr (Jesu)	second coming
Wirklichkeit	reality
Witwe	widow
Witwer	widower
Wohlgefallen	pleasure	antiquated
wohlgefällig	pleasing	antiquated
Wohlgeruch	perfume, fragrant odour	symbol of God's approval; refers back to the use of fragrant offerings in the Old Testament
wohlhabend	wealthy
Wohlstand	prosperity
wohltätig	charitable
Wort	word; passage, text; statement
Wort Gottes	word of God	refers to the Bible or to the person of Jesus
Wunde	wound
Wunder	miracle
wunderbar	marvellous
Wunsch	desire
wünschen	desire
wünschenswert	desirable
würdig	worthy
Wurzel	root
Wüste	desert
wütend	furious
Zähneknirschen	gnashing of teeth
Zauberer	magician
Zehn Gebote	Ten Commandments
Zehnter	tithe	regular donation of a tenth of income
Zeichen und Wunder	signs and wonders
zeigen	show
zeitgenössisch	contemporary
Zelt	tent
Zeltmacher/in	tent-maker	missionary who earns his/her own keep with a secular job, following the example of the Apostle Paul
Zeltmission	evangelistic crusade	held in a hired tent
Zepter	sceptre	rod carried by royalty
zerbrechen	shatter
zerbrechlich	frail
zerstören	destroy
Zerstörung	destruction
zerstreuen	scatter
zertrampeln	trample
Zeuge/Zeugin	witness
Zeugnis	testimony	a subjective account of one’s faith
Zeugnis geben	bear witness	profess faith; report personal experience in the faith
Zimbel	cymbal
Zion	Zion	mountain in Israel, a symbol of the national and spiritual identity of Israel
zittern	tremble
Zivi	person doing social service	instead of military service
Zivildienst	social public service	instead of military service
Zorn	anger
zornig	angry
Zufluchtsort	refuge	place of escape from physical danger or spiritual troubles
zufriedenstellen	satisfy
Zugang	access
zuhören	listen
Zukunft	future
zum Glauben kommen	find faith, be converted
Zuneigung	affection
Zunge	tongue
Zungenauslegung	interpretation of tongues	the supernatural ability to explain the message of a prayer spoken in an unknown language
Zungengebet	speaking/praying in tongues	supernatural ability to pray in unknown languages, as reported in the early church in the book of Acts
zurechtweisen	rebuke
Zurechtweisung	rebuke
zurückhalten	hold back
Zurückhaltung	restraint
zurückzahlen	repay
zurückziehen: sich zurückziehen	withdraw
Zusammenfassung	summary
Zusammenhang	context
zuschreiben	ascribe to
Zuspruch	encouragement, assurance
Zustand	condition
zuverlässig	reliable
Zuverlässigkeit	dependability
Zuversicht	confidence
zuweisen, zuschreiben	assign
Zwangsvorstellung	obsession
Zweck	purpose
zwecklos	useless
Zweifel	doubt
zweifelhaft	doubtful
zweifeln	doubt