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"But a voice from heaven answered a second time, 'What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.'

and saying, "Men, why are you doing these things? We are also men, of the same nature as you, preaching the gospel to you, to turn from these useless things to a living God, who MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA, AND EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THEM.

yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness."

"The God who made the world and everything that is in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made by hands;

"But it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus at about noon, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me,

at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who were journeying with me.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows: "DO NOT SAY IN YOUR HEART, 'WHO WILL GO UP INTO HEAVEN?' (that is, to bring Christ down),

For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,

The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second Man is from heaven.

For indeed, in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven,

I know a man in Christ, who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a man was caught up to the third heaven.

But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!

from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,

And masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.

so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel

and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.