Genesis 1:16
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16 God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.(A)
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Psalm 136:7-9
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7 who made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;(A)
8 the sun to rule over the day,
for his steadfast love endures forever;(B)
9 the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
Deuteronomy 4:19
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19 And when you look up to the heavens and see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, do not be led astray and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples everywhere under heaven.(A)
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Psalm 8:3
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3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars that you have established;(A)
Isaiah 40:26
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26 Lift up your eyes on high and see:
Who created these?
He who brings out their host and numbers them,
calling them all by name;
because he is great in strength,
mighty in power,
not one is missing.(A)
Psalm 148:5
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5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he commanded and they were created.(A)
Psalm 74:16
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- 74.16 Or moon; Heb light
Revelation 16:8-9
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8 The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire; 9 they were scorched by the fierce heat, but they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.(A)
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Psalm 148:3
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3 Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars!
Job 38:7
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- 38.7 Heb sons of God
Revelation 21:23
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23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb.(A)
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1 Corinthians 15:41
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41 There is one glory of the sun and another glory of the moon and another glory of the stars; indeed, star differs from star in glory.
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Matthew 27:45
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The Death of Jesus
45 From noon on, darkness came over the whole land[a] until three in the afternoon.(A)
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- 27.45 Or earth
Habakkuk 3:11
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11 the moon stood still in its exalted place,
at the light of your arrows speeding by,
at the gleam of your flashing spear.(A)
Isaiah 45:7
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7 I form light and create darkness,
I make weal and create woe;
I the Lord do all these things.(A)
Isaiah 24:23
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23 Then the moon will be abashed
and the sun ashamed,
for the Lord of hosts will reign
on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
and before his elders he will be glorified.(A)
Isaiah 13:10
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10 For the stars of the heavens and their constellations
will not give their light;
the sun will be dark at its rising,
and the moon will not shed its light.(A)
Psalm 19:6
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6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens
and its circuit to the end of them,
and nothing is hid from its heat.(A)
Job 31:26
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- 31.26 Heb the light
Joshua 10:12-14
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12 On the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the Lord, and he said in the sight of Israel,
“Sun, stand still at Gibeon,
and Moon, in the valley of Aijalon.”(A)
13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped
until the nation took vengeance on their enemies.
Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in midheaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day.(B) 14 There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord heeded a human voice, for the Lord fought for Israel.(C)
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Matthew 24:29
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The Coming of the Son of Man
29 “Immediately after the suffering of those days
the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from heaven,
and the powers of heaven will be shaken.(A)
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