25 Bible Verses about The Sun

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Acts 26:13

at midday, O king, I saw on the road a light from heaven, beyond the splendour of the sun, shining around myself and those who were travelling with me.

Mark 4:6

and when the sun arose it was scorched up; and because it had not root, it withered away.

James 1:11

For the sun arose with fervour, and burnt up the grass, and the flower of it fell off, and the beauty of its appearance was lost: just so the rich man in his course of life shall wither away.

Mark 1:32

But when the evening was come, after the sun was set, they brought unto him all that had illnesses, and the demoniacs.

Matthew 13:6

and when the sun arose, it was scorched up; and because it had no root, it withered away.

Revelation 7:16

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun scorch them, nor any burning heat.

Matthew 24:29-30

Then, immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall the sign of the Son of man appear in the heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth lament bitterly, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Mark 13:24

but in those days, after that distressing season, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not emit her light;

Luke 21:25-26

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men terrified to death with fear, and expectation of the calamities coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Mark 15:33

Now when the sixth hour came, there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

Luke 23:44

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

Revelation 6:12-17

And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and lo! there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as the fig-tree sheddeth her early ripe figs when shaken by a mighty wind: and the heaven was removed away as a volume rolled up and every mountain and island were removed out of their places:read more.
and the kings of the earth, and the grandees, and the rich, and the military commanders, and the men in power, and every slave, and every free man, hid themselves in the caves, and in the rocks of the mountains; and said to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: for the great day of his wrath is come, and who is able to stand?

Luke 1:78-79

through the bowels of mercy of our God; with which he hath visited us, as the dawn of the morning from on high, to illumine those who sat in darkness, and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.

Revelation 21:23

And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon to shine upon it: for the glory of God illuminates it, and the Lamb is the lamp thereof.

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Righteous » Compared with » The sun

compared to Saints » The sun

The sun » General references to

The sun » Figurative

The sun » The jews » Expressed the east by rising of

The sun » Illustrative » Of the glory of Christ

Revelation 10:1

AND I saw another mighty angel descending from heaven, clothed with a cloud; and a rainbow on his head, and his countenance as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

The sun » The jews » Commenced their evening with the setting of

Mark 1:32

But when the evening was come, after the sun was set, they brought unto him all that had illnesses, and the demoniacs.

The sun » The rays of » Frequently destructive to human life

The sun » God » Appointed to rule the day

The sun » The jews » Expressed the whole earth by, from rising of, to setting of

The sun » The jews » Made images of

The sun » Illustrative » (darkened,) of severe calamities

The sun » The jews » Commenced their day with the rising of

The sun » The jews » Forbidden to worship

The sun » The rays of » Pleasant to man

The sun » Illustrative » (its brightness,) of the future glory of saints

The sun » Illustrative » Of supreme rulers

The sun » The jews » Worshipped

The sun » God » Created

The sun » The power and brilliancy of its rising alluded to

The sun » Illustrative » (going down at noon,) of premature destruction

The sun » Illustrative » (its clearness,) of the purity of the church

The sun » The rays of » Wither and burn up the herbs of the field

James 1:11

For the sun arose with fervour, and burnt up the grass, and the flower of it fell off, and the beauty of its appearance was lost: just so the rich man in his course of life shall wither away.

Mark 4:6

and when the sun arose it was scorched up; and because it had not root, it withered away.

The sun » Clearness of its light alluded to

The sun » The rays of » Change the color of the skin

The sun » Illustrative » (before or in sight of,) of public ignominy

The sun » The rays of » Produce and ripen fruits

The sun » Miracles connected with » Standing still for a whole day in the valley of ajalon

The sun » Miracles connected with » Darkened at the crucifixion

Luke 23:44-45

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

The sun » Miracles connected with » Shadow put back on the dial

The sun » The jews » Consecrated chariots and horses, as symbols of

The sun » Illustrative » (no more going down,) of perpetual blessedness

The sun » The rays of » Soften and melt some substances

The sun » God » Causes, to rise both on evil and good

The sun » God » Causes to know its time of setting

The sun » God » Appointed to divide seasons, &c

The sun » God » Placed in the firmament

The sun » Indicates the hours of the day by the shadow on the dial

The sun » Worshippers of, turned their faces towards the east

The sun » Called the greater light

The sun » Illustrative » (its power,) of the triumph of saints

The sun » Illustrative » Of Christ's coming

The sun » Illustrative » Of God's favor

The sun » Made to praise and glorify God

The sun » Compared to a bridegroom coming forth from his chamber

The sun » Compared to a strong man rejoicing to run a race

The sun » Diffuses light and heat to all the earth

The sun » The jews » Expressed the west by setting of

The sun » God » Exercises sovereign power over

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God Likened To The Sun

Luke 1:78-79

through the bowels of mercy of our God; with which he hath visited us, as the dawn of the morning from on high,

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