Matthew 5:12American Standard Version
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.
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Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Genesis 1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Genesis 1:14
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
Genesis 1:15
and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.