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Hebrews 1:2

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Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
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  1. John 1:3Rank 1 from verse 2
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    3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

  2. 1 Corinthians 8:6Rank 2 from verse 2
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    6But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

  3. Colossians 1:16–18Rank 3 from verse 2
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    16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

    17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

    18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

  4. John 1:14Rank 4 from verse 2
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    14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

  5. 1 Peter 1:20Rank 5 from verse 2
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    20Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

  6. Matthew 28:18Rank 6 from verse 2
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    18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

  7. John 13:3Rank 7 from verse 2
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    3Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;

  8. Philippians 2:9–11Rank 8 from verse 2
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    9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

    10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

    11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

  9. Matthew 17:5Rank 9 from verse 2
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    5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

  10. Romans 8:17Rank 10 from verse 2
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    17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

  11. Hebrews 11:3Rank 11 from verse 2
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    3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

  12. Hebrews 5:8Rank 12 from verse 2
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    8Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

  13. John 1:17–18Rank 13 from verse 2
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    17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

    18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

  14. Ephesians 1:10Rank 14 from verse 2
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    10That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

  15. Matthew 21:38Rank 15 from verse 2
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    38But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

  16. Isaiah 44:24Rank 16 from verse 2
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    24Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

  17. John 3:16Rank 17 from verse 2
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    16¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

  18. Matthew 26:63Rank 18 from verse 2
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    63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

  19. Deuteronomy 18:15Rank 19 from verse 2
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    15¶ The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

  20. Deuteronomy 4:30Rank 20 from verse 2
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    30When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;

  21. Ephesians 3:9Rank 21 from verse 2
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    9And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

  22. Hebrews 1:5Rank 22 from verse 2
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    5For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

  23. Hebrews 2:3Rank 23 from verse 2
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    3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

  24. Hebrews 7:3Rank 24 from verse 2
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    3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

  25. Isaiah 2:2Rank 25 from verse 2
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    2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

  26. John 15:15Rank 26 from verse 2
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    15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

  27. Acts 10:36Rank 27 from verse 2
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    36The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

  28. Galatians 4:4Rank 28 from verse 2
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    4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

  29. Isaiah 53:10–12Rank 29 from verse 2
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    10¶ Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

    11He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

    12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

  30. Jeremiah 30:24Rank 30 from verse 2
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    24The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.

  31. Micah 4:1Rank 31 from verse 2
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    1BUT in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.

  32. Acts 2:17Rank 32 from verse 2
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    17And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

  33. Isaiah 9:6–7Rank 33 from verse 2
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    6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

    7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  34. John 16:15Rank 34 from verse 2
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    15All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

  35. John 17:2Rank 35 from verse 2
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    2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

  36. Jude 1:18Rank 36 from verse 2
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    18How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

  37. Mark 1:1Rank 37 from verse 2
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    1THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

  38. Mark 12:6Rank 38 from verse 2
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    6Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

  39. Proverbs 8:22–31Rank 39 from verse 2
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    22The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

    23I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

    24When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

    25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

    26While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

    27When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

    28When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

    29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

    30Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

    31Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

  40. Romans 1:4Rank 40 from verse 2
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    4And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

  41. 1 Corinthians 15:25–27Rank 41 from verse 2
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    25For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

    26The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

    27For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

  42. Daniel 10:14Rank 42 from verse 2
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    14Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.

  43. Deuteronomy 31:29Rank 43 from verse 2
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    29For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

  44. Ezekiel 38:16Rank 44 from verse 2
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    16And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

  45. Hebrews 2:8–9Rank 45 from verse 2
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    8Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

    9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

  46. Isaiah 45:18Rank 46 from verse 2
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    18For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.

  47. Psalms 2:6–9Rank 47 from verse 2
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    6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

    7I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

    8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

    9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

  48. 2 Peter 3:3Rank 48 from verse 2
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    3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

  49. Ephesians 1:20–23Rank 49 from verse 2
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    20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

    21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

    22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

    23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

  50. Genesis 49:1Rank 50 from verse 2
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    1AND Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

  51. Hebrews 1:8Rank 51 from verse 2
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    8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

  52. Hosea 3:5Rank 52 from verse 2
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    5Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.

  53. Hebrews 9:26Rank 53 from verse 2
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    26For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

  54. Isaiah 45:12Rank 54 from verse 2
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    12I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

  55. Numbers 24:14Rank 55 from verse 2
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    14And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

  56. Daniel 2:28Rank 56 from verse 2
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    28But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

  57. Jeremiah 48:47Rank 57 from verse 2
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    47¶ Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the Lord. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.

  58. John 3:25Rank 58 from verse 2
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    25¶ Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.

  59. Matthew 3:17Rank 59 from verse 2
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    17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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Hebrews 1:2

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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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last

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At the end or after all others; latest or final.

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spoken

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1. Uttered, said, declared, addressed, or communicated in words. 2. In 'spoken of,' mentioned, described, or referred to. 3. In 'spoken for,' addressed by request or commendation on another's behalf; in a marriage setting, sought as a spouse. 4. In 'spoken against' or 'evil spoken of,' opposed, contradicted, denounced, or reviled.

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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appointed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of appoint. Sense 1: To assign, designate, establish, or set for a particular purpose, office, or time. Sense 2: To supply, allot, furnish, or equip with provisions or equipment.

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heir

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One entitled or appointed to receive an inheritance.

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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1:1GOD, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

1:2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

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1:3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

1:4Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

1:5For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

1:6And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

1:7And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

1:8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

1:9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

1:10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

1:11They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

1:12And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

1:13But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

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