'Heaven' in the Bible

For verily I say unto you, Until the heaven and the earth pass away, one iota or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all come to pass.

But I say unto you, Do not swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God;

let thy kingdom come, let thy will be done as in heaven so upon the earth;

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust spoils, and where thieves do not dig through nor steal;

Look at the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into granaries, and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Are ye not much more excellent than they?

And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven roosting-places; but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. For if the works of power which have taken place in thee, had taken place in Sodom, it had remained until this day.

At that time, Jesus answering said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.

which is less indeed than all seeds, but when it is grown is greater than herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and roost in its branches.

And having commanded the crowds to recline upon the grass, having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed: and having broken the loaves, he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

And the Pharisees and Sadducees, coming to him, asked him, tempting him, to shew them a sign out of heaven.

Verily I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on the earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye shall loose on the earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Jesus said to him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

The baptism of John, whence was it? of heaven or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say to us, Why then have ye not believed him?

For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as angels of God in heaven.

And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.

But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the land lament, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

Jesus says to him, Thou hast said. Moreover, I say to you, From henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending out of heaven, came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.

And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.

and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.

And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples that they might set them before them. And the two fishes he divided among all.

and looking up to heaven he groaned, and says to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

And the Pharisees went out and began to dispute against him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, One thing lackest thou: go, sell whatever thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.

The baptism of John, was it of heaven, or of men? answer me.

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why then have ye not believed him?

and the stars of heaven shall be falling down, and the powers which are in the heavens shall be shaken;

and then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from end of earth to end of heaven.

The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

But of that day or of that hour no one knows, neither the angels who are in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.

And Jesus said, I am, and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

The Lord therefore, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat at the right hand of God.

And it came to pass, as the angels departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us make our way then now as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

And it came to pass, all the people having been baptised, and Jesus having been baptised and praying, that the heaven was opened,

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him; and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.

But of a truth I say to you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, so that a great famine came upon all the land,

rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets.

The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the way, and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it up;

And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven he blessed them, and broke and gave to the disciples to set before the crowd.

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak that fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?

And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes and the birds of the heaven roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.

And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning falling out of heaven.

In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

If therefore ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

And others tempting him sought from him a sign out of heaven.

Hypocrites, ye know how to judge of the appearance of the earth and of the heaven; how is it then that ye do not discern this time?

It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of heaven lodged in its branches.

I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, more than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.

I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee;

And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

But it is easier that the heaven and the earth should pass away than that one tittle of the law should fail.

For as the lightning shines which lightens from one end under heaven to the other end under heaven, thus shall the Son of man be in his day.

but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven, and destroyed all of them:

And the tax-gatherer, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, have compassion on me, the sinner.

saying, Blessed the King that comes in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

The baptism of John, was it of heaven or of men?

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why have ye not believed him?

there shall be both great earthquakes in different places, and famines and pestilences; and there shall be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

And an angel appeared to him from heaven strengthening him.

And it came to pass as he was blessing them, he was separated from them and was carried up into heaven.

And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.

And he says to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, Henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.

And no one has gone up into heaven, save he who came down out of heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it be given him out of heaven.

He who comes from above is above all. He who has his origin in the earth is of the earth, and speaks as of the earth. He who comes out of heaven is above all,

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.

Jesus therefore said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, It is not Moses that has given you the bread out of heaven; but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.

For the bread of God is he who comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.

For I am come down from heaven, not that I should do my will, but the will of him that has sent me.

The Jews therefore murmured about him, because he said, I am the bread which has come down out of heaven.

And they said, Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have known? how then does he say, I am come down out of heaven?

This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.

I am the living bread which has come down out of heaven: if any one shall have eaten of this bread he shall live for ever; but the bread withal which I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

This is the bread which has come down out of heaven. Not as the fathers ate and died: he that eats this bread shall live for ever.

Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, I both have glorified and will glorify it again.

These things Jesus spoke, and lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son may glorify thee;

And as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,

who also said, Men of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall thus come in the manner in which ye have beheld him going into heaven.

And there came suddenly a sound out of heaven as of a violent impetuous blowing, and filled all the house where they were sitting.

Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, pious men, from every nation of those under heaven.

And I will give wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

whom heaven indeed must receive till the times of the restoring of all things, of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began.

And salvation is in none other, for neither is there another name under heaven which is given among men by which we must be saved.

And they, having heard it, lifted up their voice with one accord to God, and said, Lord, thou art the God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;

But God turned and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Have ye offered me victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

The heaven is my throne and the earth the footstool of my feet: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord, or where is the place of my rest?

But being full of the Holy Spirit, having fixed his eyes on heaven, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,

But as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven,

and he beholds the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as a great sheet, bound by the four corners and let down to the earth;

in which were all the quadrupeds and creeping things of the earth, and the fowls of the heaven.

And this took place thrice, and the vessel was straightway taken up into heaven.

I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in an ecstasy I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending like a great sheet, let down by four corners out of heaven, and it came even to me:

on which having fixed mine eyes, I considered, and saw the quadrupeds of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the heaven.

And a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God has cleansed, do not thou make common.

And this took place thrice, and again all was drawn up into heaven;