1 Kings 8:27
New American Standard Bible
27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, (A)heaven and the [a]highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built!
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- 1 Kings 8:27 Lit heaven of heavens
1 Kings 8:27
King James Version
27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
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Psalm 11:4
New American Standard Bible
4 The Lord is in His (A)holy temple; the [a]Lord’s (B)throne is in heaven;
His (C)eyes see, His eyelids test the sons of mankind.
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- Psalm 11:4 Lit Lord, His throne
Psalm 11:4
King James Version
4 The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
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Matthew 5:34-35
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34 But I say to you, (A)take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is (B)the throne of God, 35 nor by the earth, for it is the (C)footstool of His feet, nor [a]by Jerusalem, for it is (D)the city of the great King.
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- Matthew 5:35 Or toward
Matthew 5:34-35
King James Version
34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
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Matthew 23:22
New American Standard Bible
22 And the one who swears by [a]heaven, (A)swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
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- Matthew 23:22 I.e., an indirect reference to God
Matthew 23:22
King James Version
22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
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