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and he blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.
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But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, and have taken an oath
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God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.
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But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied.
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The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time
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I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,
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"The Lord, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father's household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, 'To your offspring I will give this land'--he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there.
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May God give you of heaven's dew and of earth's richness-- an abundance of grain and new wine.
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His father Isaac answered him, "Your dwelling will be away from the earth's richness, away from the dew of heaven above.
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He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
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He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven."
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Then the LORD said to Moses, "I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.
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Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven."
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"You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
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[Idols and Altars] Then the LORD said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites this: 'You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven:
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This very day I will begin to put the terror and fear of you on all the nations under heaven. They will hear reports of you and will tremble and be in anguish because of you."
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"O Sovereign LORD, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?
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And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars--all the heavenly array--do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
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I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live there long but will certainly be destroyed.
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From heaven he made you hear his voice to discipline you. On earth he showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from out of the fire.
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Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.
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"You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
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He will give their kings into your hand, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand up against you; you will destroy them.
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Let me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. And I will make you into a nation stronger and more numerous than they."
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But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven.
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When the LORD your God gives you rest from all the enemies around you in the land he is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
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Look down from heaven, your holy dwelling place, and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us as you promised on oath to our forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey."
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The LORD will never be willing to forgive him; his wrath and zeal will burn against that man. All the curses written in this book will fall upon him, and the LORD will blot out his name from under heaven.
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It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, "Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?"
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This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live
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Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officials, so that I can speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to testify against them.
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I lift my hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,
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About Joseph he said: "May the LORD bless his land with the precious dew from heaven above and with the deep waters that lie below;
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When we heard of it, our hearts melted and everyone's courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.
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As the flame blazed up from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. Seeing this, Manoah and his wife fell with their faces to the ground.
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those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder against them from heaven; the LORD will judge the ends of the earth. "He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed."
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Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.
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The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
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[Solomon's Prayer of Dedication] [8:22-53pp -- 2Ch 6:12-40] Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven
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and said: "O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below--you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way.
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"But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!
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Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.
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then hear from heaven and act. Judge between your servants, condemning the guilty and bringing down on his own head what he has done. Declare the innocent not guilty, and so establish his innocence.
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then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them back to the land you gave to their fathers.
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then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them the right way to live, and send rain on the land you gave your people for an inheritance.
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then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive and act; deal with each man according to all he does, since you know his heart (for you alone know the hearts of all men),
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then hear from heaven, your dwelling place, and do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your own people Israel, and may know that this house I have built bears your Name.
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then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
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then from heaven, your dwelling place, hear their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
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When Solomon had finished all these prayers and supplications to the Lord, he rose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven.
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Micaiah continued, "Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the host of heaven standing around him on his right and on his left.
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Elijah answered the captain, "If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!" Then fire fell from heaven and consumed the captain and his men.
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"If I am a man of God," Elijah replied, "may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!" Then the fire of God fell from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.
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See, fire has fallen from heaven and consumed the first two captains and all their men. But now have respect for my life!"
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[Elijah Taken Up to Heaven] When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal.
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As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.
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And since the LORD had not said he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.
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And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: "O Lord, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
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David looked up and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand extended over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
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David built an altar to the LORD there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the Lord, and the LORD answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
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Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.
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And Hiram added: "Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth! He has given King David a wise son, endowed with intelligence and discernment, who will build a temple for the LORD and a palace for himself.
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Now he had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had placed it in the center of the outer court. He stood on the platform and then knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.
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He said: "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth--you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way.
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Hear the supplications of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place; and when you hear, forgive.
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then hear from heaven and act. Judge between your servants, repaying the guilty by bringing down on his own head what he has done. Declare the innocent not guilty and so establish his innocence.
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then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them back to the land you gave to them and their fathers.
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then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them the right way to live, and send rain on the land you gave your people for an inheritance.
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then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive, and deal with each man according to all he does, since you know his heart (for you alone know the hearts of men),
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then hear from heaven, your dwelling place, and do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your own people Israel, and may know that this house I have built bears your Name.
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then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
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then from heaven, your dwelling place, hear their prayer and their pleas, and uphold their cause. And forgive your people, who have sinned against you.
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[The Dedication of the Temple] [7:1-10pp -- 1Ki 8:62-66] When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
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if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
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Micaiah continued, "Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the host of heaven standing on his right and on his left.
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and said: "O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.
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But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army when it returned to Samaria. He said to them, "Because the Lord, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he gave them into your hand. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches to heaven.
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The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, for their prayer reached heaven, his holy dwelling place.
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King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out in prayer to heaven about this.
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"This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: " 'The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Anyone of his people among you--may the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.' "
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"This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: " 'The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.
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This is the answer they gave us: "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished.
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But because our fathers angered the God of heaven, he handed them over to Nebuchadnezzar the Chaldean, king of Babylon, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon.
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Whatever is needed--young bulls, rams, male lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem--must be given them daily without fail,
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so that they may offer sacrifices pleasing to the God of heaven and pray for the well-being of the king and his sons.
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Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, a teacher of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
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Now I, King Artaxerxes, order all the treasurers of Trans-Euphrates to provide with diligence whatever Ezra the priest, a teacher of the Law of the God of heaven, may ask of you--
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Whatever the God of heaven has prescribed, let it be done with diligence for the temple of the God of heaven. Why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and of his sons?
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When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.
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Then I said: "O Lord, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and obey his commands,
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The king said to me, "What is it you want?" Then I prayed to the God of heaven,
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I answered them by saying, "The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding, but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it."
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You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.
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"You came down on Mount Sinai; you spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and laws that are just and right, and decrees and commands that are good.
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In their hunger you gave them bread from heaven and in their thirst you brought them water from the rock; you told them to go in and take possession of the land you had sworn with uplifted hand to give them.
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So you handed them over to their enemies, who oppressed them. But when they were oppressed they cried out to you. From heaven you heard them, and in your great compassion you gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.
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"But as soon as they were at rest, they again did what was evil in your sight. Then you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies so that they ruled over them. And when they cried out to you again, you heard from heaven, and in your compassion you delivered them time after time.
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Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high.
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"Is not God in the heights of heaven? And see how lofty are the highest stars!
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"Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven.
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He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.
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Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me.
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The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
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The LORD looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
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The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
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Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed; he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving power of his right hand.
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From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
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God looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
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He sends from heaven and saves me, rebuking those who hotly pursue me; "Selah" God sends his love and his faithfulness.
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Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and all that move in them,
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Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.
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Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
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Do not lift your horns against heaven; do not speak with outstretched neck.' "
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From heaven you pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet--
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he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven.
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Return to us, O God Almighty! Look down from heaven and see! Watch over this vine,
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Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
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I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
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"The LORD looked down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth,
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The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
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They asked, and he brought them quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
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Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.
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May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
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My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
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[A song of ascents.] I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven.
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Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
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May the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
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Give thanks to the God of heaven. "His love endures forever."
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the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-- the Lord, who remains faithful forever.
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Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and the name of his son? Tell me if you know!
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I devoted myself to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid on men!
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I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly--my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
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[A Time for Everything] There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
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Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.
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The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light.
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How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
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You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.
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"O LORD Almighty, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
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As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
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Look down from heaven and see from your lofty throne, holy and glorious. Where are your zeal and your might? Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us.
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[Judgment and Hope] This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be?
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The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes of bread for the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke me to anger.
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Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?" declares the Lord. "Do not I fill heaven and earth?" declares the Lord.
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This is what the LORD says: 'If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed laws of heaven and earth,
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We will certainly do everything we said we would: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and will pour out drink offerings to her just as we and our fathers, our kings and our officials did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and were well off and suffered no harm.
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But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have had nothing and have been perishing by sword and famine."
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The women added, "When we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, did not our husbands know that we were making cakes like her image and pouring out drink offerings to her?"
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This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives have shown by your actions what you promised when you said, 'We will certainly carry out the vows we made to burn incense and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven.' "Go ahead then, do what you promised! Keep your vows!
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Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon, for out of the north destroyers will attack her," declares the Lord.
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How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of his anger ! He has hurled down the splendor of Israel from heaven to earth; he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.
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Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in heaven, and say:
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until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.
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He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. The Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and in visions of God he took me to Jerusalem, to the entrance to the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes to jealousy stood.
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He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
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During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven
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but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you lay on your bed are these:
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You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory;
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"In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.
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"In the visions I saw while lying in my bed, I looked, and there before me was a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
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But let the stump and its roots, bound with iron and bronze, remain in the ground, in the grass of the field. " 'Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him live with the animals among the plants of the earth.
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"You, O king, saw a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, 'Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump, bound with iron and bronze, in the grass of the field, while its roots remain in the ground. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven; let him live like the wild animals, until seven times pass by for him.'
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You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes.
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The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules.
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The words were still on his lips when a voice came from heaven, "This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you.
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Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people and ate grass like cattle. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.
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At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation.
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All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: "What have you done?"
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Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
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He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like cattle; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and sets over them anyone he wishes.
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Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways.
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Daniel said: "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea.
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"In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.
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Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be handed over to the saints, the people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.'
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The goat became very great, but at the height of his power his large horn was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.
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You have fulfilled the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us great disaster. Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.
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After he has appeared, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted and given to others.
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The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by him who lives forever, saying, "It will be for a time, times and half a time. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed."
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He answered, "I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land."
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"Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north," declares the Lord, "for I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven," declares the Lord.
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Then I looked up--and there before me were two women, with the wind in their wings! They had wings like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.
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The angel answered me, "These are the four spirits of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.
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Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.
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and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
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As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.
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And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."
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From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
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"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
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I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
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Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
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For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
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But I tell you, Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne;
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that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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[Giving to the Needy] "Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
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"This, then, is how you should pray: " 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
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your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
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[Treasures in Heaven] [6:22,23pp -- Lk 11:34-36] "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
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But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
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"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
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I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
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As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near.'
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"Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven.
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But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.
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I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.
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[Rest for the Weary] [11:25-27pp -- Lk 10:21,22] At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
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For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."
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He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
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[The Parable of the Weeds] Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
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[The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast] [13:31,32pp -- Mk 4:30-32 13:31-33pp -- Lk 13:18-21] He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
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He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough."
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[The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl] "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
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[The Parable of the Net] "Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.
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He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old."
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And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
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[The Demand for a Sign] [16:1-12pp -- Mk 8:11-21] The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
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Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.
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I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
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[The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven] [18:1-5pp -- Mk 9:33-37; Lk 9:46-48] At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
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And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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[The Parable of the Lost Sheep] [18:12-14pp -- Lk 15:4-7] "See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
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In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.
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"I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
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"Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.
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"Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
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For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way by men; and others have renounced marriage because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it."
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Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
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Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
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Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
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[The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard] "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard.
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John's baptism--where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or from men?" They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why didn't you believe him?'
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"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
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At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
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And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
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"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.
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And he who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and by the one who sits on it.
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Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
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[The Day and Hour Unknown] [24:37-39pp -- Lk 17:26,27 24:45-51pp -- Lk 12:42-46] "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
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[The Parable of the Ten Virgins] "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
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"Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: In the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."
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There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.
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Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
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And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."
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Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
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He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, ""Ephphatha!"" (which means, "Be opened!").
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The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven.
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Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
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And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins. "
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John's baptism--was it from heaven, or from men? Tell me!"
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They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why didn't you believe him?'
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When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
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Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
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[The Day and Hour Unknown] "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
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"I am," said Jesus. "And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."
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After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
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because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
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When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
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[The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus] [3:21,22pp -- Mt 3:13-17; Mk 1:9-11 3:23-38pp -- Mt 1:1-17] When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened
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and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."
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"Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.
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Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to set before the people.
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[Samaritan Opposition] As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
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When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them ?"
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He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
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However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
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At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.
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If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
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Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.
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Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
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I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
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I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
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"The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. '
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It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
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But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
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"But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'
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When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
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"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
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John's baptism--was it from heaven, or from men?"
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They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Why didn't you believe him?'
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There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
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Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
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An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.
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While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.
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Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.
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He then added, "I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
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No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven--the Son of Man.
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To this John replied, "A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
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"The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all.
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Our forefathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written: 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.' "
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Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
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For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
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For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.
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At this the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven."
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They said, "Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, 'I came down from heaven'?"
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But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and not die.
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I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."
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This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever."
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Father, glorify your name!" Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."
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[Jesus Prays for Himself] After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.
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[Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven] In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach
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until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
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"Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."
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Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
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Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
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I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
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For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, " 'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand
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He must remain in heaven until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.
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Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
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When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.
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" 'Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord. Or where will my resting place be?
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But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
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"Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
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As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
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He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
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This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.
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"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was.
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"The voice spoke from heaven a second time, 'Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.'
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This happened three times, and then it was all pulled up to heaven again.
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"Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
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Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy."
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"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands.
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The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: "Men of Ephesus, doesn't all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
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"About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
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About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, blazing around me and my companions.
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"So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven.
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[God's Wrath Against Mankind] The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness,
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But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' " (that is, to bring Christ down)
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For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"),
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The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
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As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the man from heaven, so also are those who are of heaven.
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And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven.
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[Our Heavenly Dwelling] Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
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I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know--God knows.
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But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!
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to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment--to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
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from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
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And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
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that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
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But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
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the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel
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For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.
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and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
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if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
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Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
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and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead--Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.
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For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
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and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels.
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The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
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[The High Priest of a New Covenant] The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
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They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: "See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain."
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For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God's presence.
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Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.
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to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect,
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See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
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Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil.
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But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
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Above all, my brothers, do not swear--not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No," no, or you will be condemned.
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and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade--kept in heaven for you,
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It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
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who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand--with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.
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We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
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But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.
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Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name.
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[The Throne in Heaven] After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this."
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At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.
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But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it.
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Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!"
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[The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer] When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
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[The Angel and the Little Scroll] Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars.
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And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, "Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down."
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Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.
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Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: "Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land."
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Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.
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At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
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[The Seventh Trumpet] The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever."
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Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a great hailstorm.
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[The Woman and the Dragon] A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
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Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads.
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And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
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But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven.
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Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.
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He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.
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And he performed great and miraculous signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of men.
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And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
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Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them."
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Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
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[Seven Angels With Seven Plagues] I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues--last, because with them God's wrath is completed.
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After this I looked and in heaven the temple, that is, the tabernacle of the Testimony, was opened.
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and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done.
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[The Fall of Babylon] After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.
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Then I heard another voice from heaven say: "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues;
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for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.
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Rejoice over her, O heaven! Rejoice, saints and apostles and prophets! God has judged her for the way she treated you.' "
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[Hallelujah!] After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
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[The Rider on the White Horse] I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war.
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The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
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[The Thousand Years] And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.
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They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them.
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[The New Jerusalem] Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.
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I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
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And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.