Revelation 1:16
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16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and from his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining with full force.(A)
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Hebrews 4:12
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12 Indeed, the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.(A)
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Revelation 19:15
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15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule[a] them with a scepter of iron; he will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.(A)
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- 19.15 Or will shepherd
Revelation 2:16
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16 Repent, then. If not, I will come to you soon and wage war against them with the sword of my mouth.(A)
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Revelation 2:12
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The Message to Pergamum
12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword:(A)
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Ephesians 6:17
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17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.(A)
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Isaiah 49:2
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2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword;
in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow;
in his quiver he hid me away.(A)
Revelation 19:21
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21 And the rest were killed by the sword of the rider on the horse, the sword that came from his mouth, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.
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Revelation 1:20-2:1
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20 As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.(A)
The Message to Ephesus
2 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands:
Revelation 3:1
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The Message to Sardis
3 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars:
“I know your works; you have a name of being alive, but you are dead.(A)
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Matthew 17:2
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2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light.
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Revelation 12:1
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The Woman and the Dragon
12 A great portent appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
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Revelation 10:1
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The Angel with the Little Scroll
10 And I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head; his face was like the sun and his legs like pillars of fire.(A)
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Malachi 4:2
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2 But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.(A)
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Daniel 12:3
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3 Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky,[a] and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.(A)
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- 12.3 Or dome
Isaiah 60:19-20
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God the Glory of Zion
19 The sun shall no longer be
your light by day,
nor for brightness shall the moon
give light to you by night,[a]
but the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.(A)
20 Your sun shall no more go down
or your moon withdraw itself,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your days of mourning shall be ended.(B)
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- 60.19 Q ms Gk OL Tg: MT lacks by night
Job 38:7
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- 38.7 Heb sons of God
Acts 26:13
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13 when at midday along the road, Your Excellency,[a] I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
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- 26.13 Gk O King
Daniel 8:10
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10 It grew as high as the host of heaven. It threw down to earth some of the host and some of the stars and trampled on them.(A)
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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 11:4
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4 but with righteousness he shall judge for the poor
and decide with equity for the oppressed of the earth;
he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.(A)
Judges 5:31
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31 So perish all your enemies, O Lord!
But may your friends be like the sun as it rises in its might.”
And the land had rest forty years.(A)
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