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20 results for "lights"
1. Septuagint, Tobit, 5.10, 7.16, 8.21, 11.11 (th cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 572
5.10. Then Tobit said to him, "My brother, to what tribe and family do you belong? Tell me. " 7.16. And Raguel called his wife Edna and said to her, "Sister, make up the other room, and take her into it." 8.21. that then he should take half of Raguels property and return in safety to his father, and that the rest would be his "when my wife and I die." 11.11. and took hold of his father, and he sprinkled the gall upon his fathers eyes, saying, "Be of good cheer, father."
2. Hebrew Bible, Numbers, 21.34 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 200
21.34. "וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אַל־תִּירָא אֹתוֹ כִּי בְיָדְךָ נָתַתִּי אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־עַמּוֹ וְאֶת־אַרְצוֹ וְעָשִׂיתָ לּוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ לְסִיחֹן מֶלֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר יוֹשֵׁב בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן׃", 21.34. "And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Fear him not; for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.’",
3. Hebrew Bible, Deuteronomy, 2.24, 3.2, 31.17, 31.21 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 200, 572
2.24. "קוּמוּ סְּעוּ וְעִבְרוּ אֶת־נַחַל אַרְנֹן רְאֵה נָתַתִּי בְיָדְךָ אֶת־סִיחֹן מֶלֶךְ־חֶשְׁבּוֹן הָאֱמֹרִי וְאֶת־אַרְצוֹ הָחֵל רָשׁ וְהִתְגָּר בּוֹ מִלְחָמָה׃", 3.2. "וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי אַל־תִּירָא אֹתוֹ כִּי בְיָדְךָ נָתַתִּי אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־עַמּוֹ וְאֶת־אַרְצוֹ וְעָשִׂיתָ לּוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ לְסִיחֹן מֶלֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר יוֹשֵׁב בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן׃", 3.2. "עַד אֲשֶׁר־יָנִיחַ יְהוָה לַאֲחֵיכֶם כָּכֶם וְיָרְשׁוּ גַם־הֵם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם נֹתֵן לָהֶם בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן וְשַׁבְתֶּם אִישׁ לִירֻשָּׁתוֹ אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לָכֶם׃", 31.17. "וְחָרָה אַפִּי בוֹ בַיּוֹם־הַהוּא וַעֲזַבְתִּים וְהִסְתַּרְתִּי פָנַי מֵהֶם וְהָיָה לֶאֱכֹל וּמְצָאֻהוּ רָעוֹת רַבּוֹת וְצָרוֹת וְאָמַר בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא הֲלֹא עַל כִּי־אֵין אֱלֹהַי בְּקִרְבִּי מְצָאוּנִי הָרָעוֹת הָאֵלֶּה׃", 31.21. "וְהָיָה כִּי־תִמְצֶאןָ אֹתוֹ רָעוֹת רַבּוֹת וְצָרוֹת וְעָנְתָה הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת לְפָנָיו לְעֵד כִּי לֹא תִשָּׁכַח מִפִּי זַרְעוֹ כִּי יָדַעְתִּי אֶת־יִצְרוֹ אֲשֶׁר הוּא עֹשֶׂה הַיּוֹם בְּטֶרֶם אֲבִיאֶנּוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבָּעְתִּי׃", 2.24. "Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the valley of Arnon; behold, I have given into thy hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.", 3.2. "And the LORD said unto me: ‘Fear him not; for I have delivered him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.’", 31.17. "Then My anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide My face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come upon them; so that they will say in that day: Are not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?", 31.21. "then it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are come upon them, that this song shall testify before them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed; for I know their imagination how they do even now, before I have brought them into the land which I swore.’",
4. Hebrew Bible, 1 Samuel, 4.9 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 572
4.9. "הִתְחַזְּקוּ וִהְיוּ לַאֲנָשִׁים פְּלִשְׁתִּים פֶּן תַּעַבְדוּ לָעִבְרִים כַּאֲשֶׁר עָבְדוּ לָכֶם וִהְיִיתֶם לַאֲנָשִׁים וְנִלְחַמְתֶּם׃", 4.9. "Strengthen yourselves and act like men, O Pelishtim, lest you fall slaves to the Hebrews, as they have been slaves to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.",
5. Hebrew Bible, Isaiah, 30.26, 43.19, 65.17, 66.22 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 150
30.26. "וְהָיָה אוֹר־הַלְּבָנָה כְּאוֹר הַחַמָּה וְאוֹר הַחַמָּה יִהְיֶה שִׁבְעָתַיִם כְּאוֹר שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים בְּיוֹם חֲבֹשׁ יְהוָה אֶת־שֶׁבֶר עַמּוֹ וּמַחַץ מַכָּתוֹ יִרְפָּא׃", 43.19. "הִנְנִי עֹשֶׂה חֲדָשָׁה עַתָּה תִצְמָח הֲלוֹא תֵדָעוּהָ אַף אָשִׂים בַּמִּדְבָּר דֶּרֶךְ בִּישִׁמוֹן נְהָרוֹת׃", 65.17. "כִּי־הִנְנִי בוֹרֵא שָׁמַיִם חֲדָשִׁים וָאָרֶץ חֲדָשָׁה וְלֹא תִזָּכַרְנָה הָרִאשֹׁנוֹת וְלֹא תַעֲלֶינָה עַל־לֵב׃", 66.22. "כִּי כַאֲשֶׁר הַשָּׁמַיִם הַחֳדָשִׁים וְהָאָרֶץ הַחֲדָשָׁה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה עֹמְדִים לְפָנַי נְאֻם־יְהוָה כֵּן יַעֲמֹד זַרְעֲכֶם וְשִׁמְכֶם׃", 30.26. "Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, And the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of the seven days, In the day that the LORD bindeth up the bruise of His people, And healeth the stroke of their wound.", 43.19. "Behold, I will do a new thing; Now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, And rivers in the desert.", 65.17. "For, behold, I create new heavens And a new earth; And the former things shall not be remembered, Nor come into mind. .", 66.22. "For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before Me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.",
6. Hebrew Bible, 2 Chronicles, 15.7 (5th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 572
15.7. "וְאַתֶּם חִזְקוּ וְאַל־יִרְפּוּ יְדֵיכֶם כִּי יֵשׁ שָׂכָר לִפְעֻלַּתְכֶם׃", 15.7. "But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.’ .",
7. Septuagint, Tobit, 5.10, 7.16, 8.21, 11.11 (4th cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 572
5.10. Then Tobit said to him, "My brother, to what tribe and family do you belong? Tell me. " 7.16. And Raguel called his wife Edna and said to her, "Sister, make up the other room, and take her into it." 8.21. that then he should take half of Raguels property and return in safety to his father, and that the rest would be his "when my wife and I die." 11.11. and took hold of his father, and he sprinkled the gall upon his fathers eyes, saying, "Be of good cheer, father."
8. Anon., 1 Enoch, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 8.4, 38.2, 72.1, 90.19, 91.4, 91.11, 91.12, 91.13, 91.14, 91.15, 91.16, 91.17, 91.18, 92.3, 92.4, 93.10, 95.3, 96.1, 97.1, 97.6, 98.1, 98.2, 98.3, 98.10, 98.12, 98.14, 99.6, 99.7, 99.8, 99.9, 99.10, 99.11, 99.15, 100.8, 102.4-104.8, 102.4, 102.5, 103.1, 103.4, 103.15, 104.1, 104.2, 104.3, 104.4, 104.5, 104.6, 105.2, 108.1, 108.3, 108.7, 108.13, 108.14, 108.15, 108.124, 108.134 (3rd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)  Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 150, 230, 572, 740
91.16. And the first heaven shall depart and pass away, And a new heaven shall appear, And all the powers of the heavens shall give sevenfold light.
9. Septuagint, Judith, 11.1 (2nd cent. BCE - 0th cent. CE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 572
11.1. Then Holofernes said to her, "Take courage, woman, and do not be afraid in your heart, for I have never hurt any one who chose to serve Nebuchadnezzar, the king of all the earth.
10. Anon., Jubilees, 1.29 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 150
1.29. and let not the spirit of Beliar rule over them to accuse them before Thee, and to ensnare them from all the paths of righteousness, so that they may perish from before Thy face.
11. Anon., Testament of Job, 33.3-33.9 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. CE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 230
12. Hebrew Bible, Daniel, 7.18, 7.22, 7.27, 12.3 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 150, 230
7.18. "וִיקַבְּלוּן מַלְכוּתָא קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין וְיַחְסְנוּן מַלְכוּתָא עַד־עָלְמָא וְעַד עָלַם עָלְמַיָּא׃", 7.22. "עַד דִּי־אֲתָה עַתִּיק יוֹמַיָּא וְדִינָא יְהִב לְקַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין וְזִמְנָא מְטָה וּמַלְכוּתָא הֶחֱסִנוּ קַדִּישִׁין׃", 7.27. "וּמַלְכוּתָה וְשָׁלְטָנָא וּרְבוּתָא דִּי מַלְכְוָת תְּחוֹת כָּל־שְׁמַיָּא יְהִיבַת לְעַם קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין מַלְכוּתֵהּ מַלְכוּת עָלַם וְכֹל שָׁלְטָנַיָּא לֵהּ יִפְלְחוּן וְיִשְׁתַּמְּעוּן׃", 12.3. "וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִים יַזְהִרוּ כְּזֹהַר הָרָקִיעַ וּמַצְדִּיקֵי הָרַבִּים כַּכּוֹכָבִים לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד׃", 7.18. "But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.’", 7.22. "until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given for the saints of the Most High; and the time came, and the saints possessed the kingdom.", 7.27. "And the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; their kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.’", 12.3. "And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn the many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.",
13. New Testament, Apocalypse, 3.21, 5.10, 22.5 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 230
3.21. Ὁ νικῶν δώσω αὐτῷ καθίσαι μετʼ ἐμοῦ ἐν τῷ θρόνῳ μου, ὡς κἀγὼ ἐνίκησα καὶ ἐκάθισα μετὰ τοῦ πατρός μου ἐν τῷ θρόνῳ αὐτοῦ. 5.10. καὶ ἐποίησας αὐτοὺς τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν βασιλείαν καὶ ἱερεῖς, καὶ βασιλεύουσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς· 22.5. καὶ νὺξ οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι,καὶ οὐκἔχουσιν χρείαν φωτὸς λύχνου καὶφῶς ἡλίου,ὅτιΚύριος ὁ θεὸς φωτίσει[ἐπ̓] αὐτούς, καὶ βασιλεύσουσιν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. 3.21. He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne. 5.10. And made them kings and priests to our God, And they reign on earth." 22.5. There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.
14. New Testament, Philippians, 2.15 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 230
2.15. ἵνα γένησθε ἄμεμπτοι καὶ ἀκέραιοι,τέκνα θεοῦ ἄμωμαμέσονγενεᾶς σκολιᾶς καὶ διεστραμμένης,ἐν οἷς φαίνεσθε ὡς φωστῆρες ἐν κόσμῳ 2.15. that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
15. New Testament, Romans, 8.18-8.22 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 572
8.18. Λογίζομαι γὰρ ὅτι οὐκ ἄξια τὰ παθήματα τοῦ νῦν καιροῦ πρὸς τὴν μέλλουσαν δόξαν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι εἰς ἡμᾶς. 8.19. ἡ γὰρ ἀποκαραδοκία τῆς κτίσεως τὴν ἀποκάλυψιν τῶν υἱῶν τοῦ θεοῦ ἀπεκδέχεται· 8.20. τῇ γὰρ ματαιότητι ἡ κτίσις ὑπετάγη, οὐχ ἑκοῦσα ἀλλὰ διὰ τὸν ὑποτάξαντα, ἐφʼ ἑλπίδι 8.21. ὅτι καὶ αὐτὴ ἡ κτίσις ἐλευθερωθήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς δουλείας τῆς φθορᾶς εἰς τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τῆς δόξης τῶν τέκνων τοῦ θεοῦ. 8.22. οἴδαμεν γὰρ ὅτι πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις συνστενάζει καὶ συνωδίνει ἄχρι τοῦ νῦν· 8.18. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us. 8.19. For the creation waits with eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. 8.20. For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 8.21. that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. 8.22. For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now.
16. New Testament, Matthew, 5.16, 13.43 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 230
5.16. οὕτως λαμψάτω τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅπως ἴδωσιν ὑμῶν τὰ καλὰ ἔργα καὶ δοξάσωσιν τὸν πατέρα ὑμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς. 13.43. Τότε οἱ δίκαιοι ἐκλάμψουσιν ὡς ὁ ἥλιος ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν. Ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκουέτω. 5.16. Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. 13.43. Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
17. Seneca The Younger, Letters, 4.5-4.30 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 572
18. Lactantius, Divine Institutes, 7.24.15 (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE)  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 230
19. Septuagint, 4 Maccabees, 17.4-17.5  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 572
17.4. Take courage, therefore, O holy-minded mother, maintaining firm an enduring hope in God. 17.5. The moon in heaven, with the stars, does not stand so august as you, who, after lighting the way of your star-like seven sons to piety, stand in honor before God and are firmly set in heaven with them.
20. Anon., 4 Ezra, 7.97, 7.125, 10.20-10.24, 12.46-12.47  Tagged with subjects: •lights, of heaven Found in books: Stuckenbruck (2007) 230, 572
7.97. The sixth order, when it is shown to them how their face is to shine like the sun, and how they are to be made like the light of the stars, being incorruptible from then on. 10.20. "Do not say that, but let yourself be persuaded because of the troubles of Zion, and be consoled because of the sorrow of Jerusalem. 10.21. For you see that our sanctuary has been laid waste, our altar thrown down, our temple destroyed; 10.22. our harp has been laid low, our song has been silenced, and our rejoicing has been ended; the light of our lampstand has been put out, the ark of our covet has been plundered, our holy things have been polluted, and the name by which we are called has been profaned; our free men have suffered abuse, our priests have been burned to death, our Levites have gone into captivity, our virgins have been defiled, and our wives have been ravished; our righteous men have been carried off, our little ones have been cast out, our young men have been enslaved and our strong men made powerless. 10.23. And, what is more than all, the seal of Zion -- for she has now lost the seal of her glory, and has been given over into the hands of those that hate us. 10.24. Therefore shake off your great sadness and lay aside your many sorrows, so that the Mighty One may be merciful to you again, and the Most High may give you rest, a relief from your troubles." 12.46. "Take courage, O Israel; and do not be sorrowful, O house of Jacob; 12.47. for the Most High has you in remembrance, and the Mighty One has not forgotten you in your struggle.