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This collection has 39 Bible verses about heaven — 6 from the Old Testament and 33 from the New Testament. John appears most often (5 verses), across 19 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about heaven? Read 39 carefully selected Bible verses about heaven, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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"In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also."
"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”"
"For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;"
"“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;"
"If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth."
"For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens."
"But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”"
"I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more."
"There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever."
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life."
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,"
"For we don’t have here an enduring city, but we seek that which is to come."
"Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you."
"Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”"
"Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me."
"“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, nor come into mind."
"They will never be hungry, neither thirsty any more; neither will the sun beat on them, nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them, and leads them to springs of life-giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”"
"But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better."
"He showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. There will be no curse any more. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever."
"But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells."
"But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”"
"There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”"
"I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”"
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away."
"Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you."
"“Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you,"
"Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth."
"He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. While he blessed them, he withdrew from them, and was carried up into heaven."
"While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing, who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”"
"It is he who builds his rooms in the heavens, and has founded his vault on the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth; Yahweh is his name."
"So then the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God."
"Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting."
"For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself."
"Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence? If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there!"
"No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven."
"Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,"
"that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him. For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”"
"Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
"Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is. Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure."
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This collection has 39 Bible verses about heaven — 6 from the Old Testament and 33 from the New Testament. John appears most often (5 verses), across 19 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about heaven? Read 39 carefully selected Bible verses about heaven, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
John 14:2-3 — “In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.”
Revelation 21:4 — “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.””
Philippians 3:20 — “For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;”
Full collection: 39 verses on this page (15% Old Testament, 85% New Testament).
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