Hebrews 1:8

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but of the Son he says,“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.

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  • Ps 45:6-7 : 6 Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice. 7 You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.
  • Jer 23:5-6 : 5 “I, the LORD, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land. 6 Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by:‘The LORD has provided us with justice.’
  • Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey– on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.
  • Isa 9:6-7 : 6 For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Amazing Adviser, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will accomplish this.
  • Mal 3:1 : 1 “I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
  • John 10:30 : 30 The Father and I are one.”
  • John 20:28 : 28 Thomas replied to him,“My Lord and my God!”
  • Rom 9:5 : 5 To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.
  • Titus 2:13-14 : 13 as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. 14 He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us insight to know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life.
  • Hos 1:7 : 7 But I will have pity on the nation of Judah. I will deliver them by the LORD their God; I will not deliver them by the warrior’s bow, by sword, by military victory, by chariot horses, or by chariots.”
  • 1 Cor 15:25 : 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
  • 2 Sam 23:3 : 3 The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God,
  • Isa 7:14 : 14 For this reason the Lord himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.
  • Deut 2:37 : 37 However, you did not approach the land of the Ammonites, the Wadi Jabbok, the cities of the hill country, or any place else forbidden by the LORD our God.
  • Deut 7:14 : 14 You will be blessed beyond all peoples; there will be no barrenness among you or your livestock.
  • Ps 72:1-4 : 1 For Solomon. O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king’s son the ability to make fair decisions! 2 Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably. 3 The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice. 4 He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.
  • Ps 72:7 : 7 During his days the godly will flourish; peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky.
  • Ps 72:11-14 : 11 All kings will bow down to him; all nations will serve him. 12 For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender. 13 He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save. 14 From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 The king is strong; he loves justice. You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly; you promote justice and equity in Jacob.
  • Ps 145:13 : 13 Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations.
  • Isa 32:1-2 : 1 Justice and Wisdom Will Prevail Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice. 2 Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from a rainstorm; like streams of water in a dry region and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.
  • Isa 45:21-22 : 21 Tell me! Present the evidence! Let them consult with one another! Who predicted this in the past? Who announced it beforehand? Was it not I, the LORD? I have no peer, there is no God but me, a God who vindicates and delivers; there is none but me. 22 Turn to me so you can be delivered, all you who live in the earth’s remote regions! For I am God, and I have no peer.
  • Isa 45:25 : 25 All the descendants of Israel will be vindicated by the LORD and will boast in him.
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say,‘These are my people,’ and they will say,‘The LORD is my God.’”
  • Jer 38:15 : 15 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah,“If I answer you, you will certainly kill me. If I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”
  • John 10:33 : 33 The Jewish leaders replied,“We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God.”
  • Matt 1:23 : 23 “Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means“God with us.”
  • Luke 1:16-17 : 16 He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
  • Heb 3:3-4 : 3 For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself! 4 For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.
  • 2 Pet 1:11 : 11 For thus an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be richly provided for you.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 45:6-7
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    6Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.

    7You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.

  • Heb 1:9-10
    2 verses
    82%

    9You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions with the oil of rejoicing.”

    10And,“You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord, and the heavens are the works of your hands.

  • Heb 1:2-7
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    81%

    2in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.

    3The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

    4Thus he became so far better than the angels as he has inherited a name superior to theirs.

    5The Son Is Superior to Angels For to which of the angels did God ever say,“You are my son! Today I have fathered you”? And in another place he says,“I will be his father and he will be my son.”

    6But when he again brings his firstborn into the world, he says,“Let all the angels of God worship him!”

    7And he says of the angels,“He makes his angels winds and his ministers a flame of fire,”

  • Heb 1:13
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    13But to which of the angels has he ever said,“Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?

  • Ps 2:6-8
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    78%

    6“I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill.”

    7The king says,“I will announce the LORD’s decree. He said to me:‘You are my son! This very day I have become your father!

    8Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property.

  • Ps 110:1-2
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    77%

    1A psalm of David. Here is the LORD’s proclamation to my lord:“Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!”

    2The LORD extends your dominion from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies!

  • Ps 93:2
    76%

    2Your throne has been secure from ancient times; you have always been king.

  • Ps 89:36
    75%

    36His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun,

  • Acts 2:34
    74%

    34For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says,‘The Lord said to my lord,“Sit at my right hand

  • Ps 89:27
    74%

    27I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth’s kings.

  • Ps 72:1
    73%

    1For Solomon. O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king’s son the ability to make fair decisions!

  • Ps 110:4-5
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    73%

    4The LORD makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it:“You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek.”

    5O Lord, at your right hand he strikes down kings in the day he unleashes his anger.

  • Ps 89:29
    73%

    29I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.

  • Matt 22:44
    73%

    44‘The Lord said to my lord,“Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet”’?

  • Ps 89:4
    73%

    4‘I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.’”(Selah)

  • Ps 132:11-12
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    73%

    11The LORD made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said,“I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

    12If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

  • Heb 5:5-6
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    5So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, who said to him,“You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,”

    6as also in another place God says,“You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

  • 2 Sam 7:13-14
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    73%

    13He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

    14I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings.

  • Ps 8:5-6
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    5You made them a little less than the heavenly beings. You crowned mankind with honor and majesty.

    6you appoint them to rule over your creation; you have placed everything under their authority,

  • Ps 145:13
    73%

    13Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations.

  • Luke 1:32-33
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    72%

    32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

    33He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end.”

  • Heb 2:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7You made him lower than the angels for a little while. You crowned him with glory and honor.

    8You put all things under his control.” For when he put all things under his control, he left nothing outside of his control. At present we do not yet see all things under his control,

  • Luke 20:42
    72%

    42For David himself says in the book of Psalms,‘The Lord said to my lord,“Sit at my right hand,

  • 1 Chr 17:12-14
    3 verses
    72%

    12He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

    13I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you.

    14I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’”

  • Mark 12:36
    71%

    36David himself, by the Holy Spirit, said,‘The Lord said to my lord,“Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.”’

  • Ps 82:6
    71%

    6I thought,‘You are gods; all of you are sons of the Most High.’

  • Ps 103:19
    71%

    19The LORD has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything.

  • Heb 7:17
    71%

    17For here is the testimony about him:“You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

  • Ps 9:7
    71%

    7But the LORD rules forever; he reigns in a just manner.

  • Heb 7:3
    71%

    3Without father, without mother, without genealogy, he has neither beginning of days nor end of life but is like the son of God, and he remains a priest for all time.

  • Acts 13:33
    70%

    33that this promise God has fulfilled to us, their children, by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second psalm,‘You are my Son; today I have fathered you.’