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Revelation 21:23

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And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
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  1. Isaiah 60:19–20Rank 1 from verse 23
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    19The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

    20Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

  2. Revelation 22:5Rank 2 from verse 23
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    5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

  3. John 1:9Rank 3 from verse 23
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    9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

  4. Revelation 21:11Rank 4 from verse 23
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    11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

  5. Isaiah 24:23Rank 5 from verse 23
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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.

  6. Luke 2:32Rank 6 from verse 23
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    32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

  7. Revelation 18:1Rank 7 from verse 23
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    1AND after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

  8. Habakkuk 3:3Rank 8 from verse 23
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    3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.

  9. John 1:14Rank 9 from verse 23
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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.

  10. John 1:18Rank 10 from verse 23
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    18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

  11. John 1:4Rank 11 from verse 23
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    4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

  12. John 5:23Rank 12 from verse 23
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    23That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

  13. Revelation 21:25Rank 13 from verse 23
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    25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

  14. Acts 22:11Rank 14 from verse 23
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    11And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.

  15. Mark 8:38Rank 15 from verse 23
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    38Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

  16. Matthew 16:27Rank 16 from verse 23
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    27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

  17. Isaiah 2:10Rank 17 from verse 23
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    10¶ Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty.

  18. Isaiah 2:19Rank 18 from verse 23
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    19And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

  19. Isaiah 2:21Rank 19 from verse 23
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    21To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

  20. John 17:24Rank 20 from verse 23
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    24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

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Revelation 21:23

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need

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Sense 1: Want: occasion for something; necessity; a state that requires supply or relief. Sense 2: To require or lack something necessary.

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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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neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

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shine

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To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor. To give light, real or figurative.

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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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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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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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lighten

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To make light or give light; to illuminate, enlighten, flash, or relieve a burden.

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Lamb

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world and was slain and lives.

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light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

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21:22And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

21:23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

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21:24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

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