'Heaven' in the Bible

and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

And there came a voice from heaven:This is My beloved Son.I take delight in Him!

From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

“The poor in spirit are blessed,for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Those who are persecuted for righteousness are blessed,for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

For I assure you: Until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or one stroke of a letter will pass from the law until all things are accomplished.

Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

But I tell you, don’t take an oath at all: either by heaven, because it is God’s throne;

so that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

“Therefore, you should pray like this:Our Father in heaven,Your name be honored as holy.

Your kingdom come.Your will be doneon earth as it is in heaven.

But collect for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal.

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My Father in heaven.

I tell you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

As you go, announce this: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’

“Therefore, everyone who will acknowledge Me before men, I will also acknowledge him before My Father in heaven.

But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.

“I assure you: Among those born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has appeared, but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been suffering violence, and the violent have been seizing it by force.

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.

At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants.

For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother.”

He answered them, “Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.

He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds of flour until it spread through all of it.”

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea. It collected every kind of fish,

“Therefore,” He said to them, “every student of Scripture instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who brings out of his storeroom what is new and what is old.”

Then He commanded the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them. He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and as a test, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.

And Jesus responded, “Simon son of Jonah, you are blessed because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father in heaven.

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth is already bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth is already loosed in heaven.”

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

“I assure you,” He said, “unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child—this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

“See that you don’t look down on one of these little ones, because I tell you that in heaven their angels continually view the face of My Father in heaven.

In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones perish.

I assure you: Whatever you bind on earth is already bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth is already loosed in heaven.

Again, I assure you: If two of you on earth agree about any matter that you pray for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

For this reason, the kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, there are eunuchs who were made by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves that way because of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.”

Then Jesus said, “Leave the children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to Me, because the kingdom of heaven is made up of people like this.”

“If you want to be perfect,” Jesus said to him, “go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “I assure you: It will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

Then the crowds who went ahead of Him and those who followed kept shouting:Hosanna to the Son of David!He who comes in the nameof the Lord is the blessed One!Hosanna in the highest heaven!

Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?”They began to argue among themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like angels in heaven.

Do not call anyone on earth your father, because you have one Father, who is in heaven.

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You lock up the kingdom of heaven from people. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in.

And the one who takes an oath by heaven takes an oath by God’s throne and by Him who sits on it.

“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the peoples of the earth will mourn; and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son —except the Father only.

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like 10 virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.

“You have said it,” Jesus told him. “But I tell you, in the future you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it.

Then Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

And a voice came from heaven:You are My beloved Son;I take delight in You!

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves. He kept giving them to His disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”).

The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, demanding of Him a sign from heaven to test Him.

Then, looking at him, Jesus loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

The coming kingdomof our father David is blessed!Hosanna in the highest heaven!

And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your wrongdoing.

[But if you don’t forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your wrongdoing.]”

Was John’s baptism from heaven or from men? Answer Me.”

They began to argue among themselves: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like angels in heaven.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

“Now concerning that day or hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven nor the Son—except the Father.

“I am,” said Jesus, “and all of you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

Then after speaking to them, the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Glory to God in the highest heaven,and peace on earth to people He favors!

When the angels had left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem and see what has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

When all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. As He was praying, heaven opened,

and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven:You are My beloved Son.I take delight in You!

“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! Take note—your reward is great in heaven, for this is the way their ancestors used to treat the prophets.

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them. He kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will go down to Hades!

He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like a lightning flash.

However, don’t rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

In that same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and the learned and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.

And others, as a test, were demanding of Him a sign from heaven.

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who don’t need repentance.

I’ll get up, go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.

The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I’m no longer worthy to be called your son.’

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter in the law to drop out.

But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all.

“But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, ‘God, turn Your wrath from me—a sinner!’