Matthew 2:11
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11 On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.(A)
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Isaiah 60:6
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6 A multitude of camels shall cover you,
the young camels of Midian and Ephah;
all those from Sheba shall come.
They shall bring gold and frankincense
and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord.(A)
Psalm 72:10
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10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles
render him tribute;
may the kings of Sheba and Seba
bring gifts.(A)
Matthew 2:2
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2 asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star in the east[a] and have come to pay him homage.”(A)
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- 2.2 Or at its rising
Revelation 19:10
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10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who hold the testimony of Jesus.[a] Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus[b] is the spirit of prophecy.”(A)
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Acts 10:25-26
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25 On Peter’s arrival, Cornelius met him and, falling at his feet, worshiped him. 26 But Peter made him get up, saying, “Stand up; I am only a mortal.”(A)
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John 5:22-23
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22 The Father judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son,(A) 23 so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.(B)
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Luke 2:38
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38 At that moment she came and began to praise God and to speak about the child[a] to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.(A)
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- 2.38 Gk him
Luke 2:16
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16 So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the child lying in the manger.
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Psalm 72:15
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15 Long may he live!
May gold of Sheba be given to him.
May prayer be made for him continually
and blessings invoked for him all day long.(A)
Luke 2:26-32
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26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.[a](A) 27 Guided by the Spirit, Simeon[b] came into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary under the law,(B) 28 Simeon[c] took him in his arms and praised God, saying,
29 “Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace,
according to your word,(C)
30 for my eyes have seen your salvation,(D)
31 which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 a light for revelation to the gentiles
and for glory to your people Israel.”(E)
Revelation 22:8-10
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8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters the prophets and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”
10 And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
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Revelation 5:8
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8 When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.(A)
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Matthew 14:33
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33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”(A)
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Psalm 95:6
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6 O come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!(A)
1 Kings 10:2
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2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones, and when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind.
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1 Samuel 10:27
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27 But some worthless fellows said, “How can this man save us?” They despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.
Now Nahash, king of the Ammonites, had been grievously oppressing the Gadites and the Reubenites. He would gouge out the right eye of each of them and would not grant Israel a deliverer. No one was left of the Israelites across the Jordan whose right eye Nahash, king of the Ammonites, had not gouged out. But there were seven thousand men who had escaped from the Ammonites and had entered Jabesh-gilead.[a](A)
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- 10.27 Q ms: MT lacks Now Nahash . . . entered Jabesh-gilead.
Numbers 7:86
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86 the twelve golden dishes, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece according to the shekel of the sanctuary, all the gold of the dishes being one hundred twenty shekels;
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Matthew 4:9-10
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9 and he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! for it is written,
‘Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only him.’ ”(A)
Malachi 1:11
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11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name and a pure offering, for my name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Psalm 45:8
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8 your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia.
From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad;(A)
Psalm 2:12
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12 kiss his feet,[a]
or he will be angry, and you will perish in the way,
for his wrath is quickly kindled.
Happy are all who take refuge in him.(A)
1 Kings 10:10
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10 Then she gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones; never again did spices come in such quantity as that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
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Numbers 7:14
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14 one golden dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;(A)
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Leviticus 6:15
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15 They shall take from it a handful of the choice flour and oil of the grain offering, with all the frankincense that is on the offering, and they shall turn its memorial portion into smoke on the altar as a pleasing odor to the Lord.
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