Genesis 28:10-17

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Jacob’s Dream at Bethel

¹⁰Jacob left Beersheba^(A) and set out for Harran.^(B) ¹¹When he reached a certain place,^(C) he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head^(D) and lay down to sleep. ¹²He had a dream^(E) 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.^(F) ¹³There above it^[a] stood the Lord,^(G) and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac.^(H) I will give you and your descendants the land^(I) on which you are lying.^(J) ¹⁴Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you^(K) will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south.^(L) All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.^[b]^(M) ¹⁵I am with you^(N) and will watch over you^(O) wherever you go,^(P) and I will bring you back to this land.^(Q) I will not leave you^(R) until I have done what I have promised you.^(S)”^(T)

¹⁶When Jacob awoke from his sleep,^(U) he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” ¹⁷He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place!^(V) This is none other than the house of God;^(W) this is the gate of heaven.”

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Footnotes

Genesis 28:13 Or There beside him
Genesis 28:14 Or will use your name and the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)

Psalm 103:19-22

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¹⁹The Lord has established his throne^(A) in heaven,
and his kingdom rules^(B) over all.

²⁰Praise the Lord,^(C) you his angels,^(D)
    you mighty ones^(E) who do his bidding,^(F)
    who obey his word.
²¹Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,^(G)
    you his servants^(H) who do his will.
²²Praise the Lord, all his works^(I)
    everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the Lord, my soul.^(J)

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Revelation 12:7-12

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⁷Then war broke out in heaven. Michael^(A) and his angels fought against the dragon,^(B) and the dragon and his angels^(C) fought back. ⁸But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. ⁹The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent^(D) called the devil,^(E) or Satan,^(F) who leads the whole world astray.^(G) He was hurled to the earth,^(H) and his angels with him.

¹⁰Then I heard a loud voice in heaven^(I) say:

“Now have come the salvation^(J) and the power
    and the kingdom of our God,
    and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,^(K)
    who accuses them before our God day and night,
    has been hurled down.
¹¹They triumphed over^(L) him
    by the blood of the Lamb^(M)
    and by the word of their testimony;^(N)
they did not love their lives so much
    as to shrink from death.^(O)
¹²Therefore rejoice, you heavens^(P)
    and you who dwell in them!
But woe^(Q) to the earth and the sea,^(R)
    because the devil has gone down to you!
He is filled with fury,
    because he knows that his time is short.”

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John 1:47-51

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⁴⁷When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite^(A) in whom there is no deceit.”^(B)

⁴⁸“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.

Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”

⁴⁹Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi,^(C) you are the Son of God;^(D) you are the king of Israel.”^(E)

⁵⁰Jesus said, “You believe^[a] because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” ⁵¹He then added, “Very truly I tell you,^[b] you^[c] will see ‘heaven open,^(F) and the angels of God ascending and descending^(G) on’^[d] the Son of Man.”^(H)