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Revelation 11:12

And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.

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ASV

And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they went up into heaven in the cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

KJV

And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ἤκουσανēkousanthey heardG191 →
φωνῆςphōnēsa voiceG5456 →
μεγάληςmegalēsgreatG3173 →
ἐκekout ofG1537 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
οὐρανοῦouranouheavenG3772 →
λεγούσηςlegousēssayingG3004 →
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846 →
ἀνάβατεanabatedo come upG305 →
ὧδε.hōdehere.G5602 →
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ἀνέβησανanebēsanthey went upG305 →
εἰςeistoG1519 →
τὸνton<the>G3588 →
οὐρανὸνouranonheavenG3772 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τῇtēatheG3588 →
νεφέλῃ,nephelēcloud,G3507 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐθεώρησανetheōrēsanbeheldG2334 →
αὐτοὺςautousthemG846 →
οἱhoitheG3588 →
ἐχθροὶechthroienemiesG2190 →
αὐτῶν.autōnof them.G846 →

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Acts 1:9After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.Revelation 4:1After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”2 Kings 2:11As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.1 Thessalonians 4:17After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.Revelation 12:5And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.Ephesians 2:5–6made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!Revelation 14:2And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.2 Kings 2:1Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,Revelation 3:21To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.Luke 16:23In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.Isaiah 60:8Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?2 Kings 2:5Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”Isaiah 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.2 Kings 2:12As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.Revelation 13:6And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.Psalms 68:33to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.2 Kings 2:7Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan.Psalms 24:3Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place?

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