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1 Corinthians 15:41

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There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
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  1. Deuteronomy 4:19Rank 1 from verse 41
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    19And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

  2. Isaiah 24:23Rank 2 from verse 41
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    23Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.

  3. Psalms 148:3–5Rank 3 from verse 41
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    3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

    4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

    5Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.

  4. Genesis 1:14Rank 4 from verse 41
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    14¶ And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

  5. Job 31:26Rank 5 from verse 41
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    26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

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1 Corinthians 15:41

COMBINED MEANING

glory

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Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.

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sun

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The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.

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another

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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.

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stars

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1. Lights seen in the heavens. 2. Persons or powers represented by stars.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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star

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Sense 1: A luminous body seen in the heavens. Sense 2: By figure or prophecy, a person, sign, or named figure represented as a star.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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40There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

41There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

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42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

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