And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, (A)he was lifted up, and (B)a cloud took him out of their sight.

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The Son of Man Is Given Dominion

13 “I saw in the night visions,

and (A)behold, with the clouds of heaven
    there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the (B)Ancient of Days
    and was presented before him.

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The Ascension

50 And (A)he led them out as far as (B)Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51 While he blessed them, (C)he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.

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until the day when (A)he was taken up, after he (B)had given commands (C)through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

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And the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to you (A)in a thick cloud, that (B)the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also (C)believe you forever.”

When Moses told the words of the people to the Lord,

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12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, (A)“Come up here!” And (B)they went up to heaven (C)in a cloud, and their enemies watched them.

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Therefore it says,

(A)“When he ascended on high (B)he led a host of captives,
    and he gave gifts to men.”[a]

((C)In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into (D)the lower regions, the earth?[b] 10 He who descended is the one who also (E)ascended (F)far above all the heavens, that he might (G)fill all things.) 11 And (H)he gave the (I)apostles, the prophets, the (J)evangelists, the (K)shepherds[c] and teachers,[d] 12 (L)to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for (M)building up (N)the body of Christ,

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:8 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
  2. Ephesians 4:9 Or the lower parts of the earth?
  3. Ephesians 4:11 Or pastors
  4. Ephesians 4:11 Or the shepherd-teachers

62 Then what if you were to see (A)the Son of Man (B)ascending to (C)where he was before?

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27 And then they will see (A)the Son of Man coming in a cloud (B)with power and great glory.

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An Oracle Concerning Egypt

19 An (A)oracle concerning (B)Egypt.

Behold, the Lord (C)is riding on a swift cloud
    and comes to Egypt;
and (D)the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence,
    and the heart of the Egyptians will (E)melt within them.

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18 (A)You ascended on high,
    (B)leading a host of captives in your train
    and (C)receiving gifts among men,
even among (D)the rebellious, (E)that the Lord God may dwell there.

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It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for (A)they are virgins. It is these (B)who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as (C)firstfruits for God and the Lamb,

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Behold, (A)he is coming with the clouds, and (B)every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail[a] on account of him. Even so. Amen.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:7 Or mourn

The Lord (A)descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and (B)proclaimed the name of the Lord.

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