52 Bible Verses about The Act Of Opening
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"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
"And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: 'These are the words of him who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens:
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord"),
On coming into the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they fell down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, and of frankincense, and of myrrh.
He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up from the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, "Lord, by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been dead four days." Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?" So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me.
On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
And they asked each other, "Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?" But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, though it was very large, had been rolled away.
the tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,
And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above him; and when they had broken through, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.
When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went out and passed on through one street; and immediately the angel left him.
When she recognized Peter's voice, in her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant; and there were flashes of lightning, voices, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a great hailstorm.
After this I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of testimony in heaven was opened,
In the daytime (for there will be no night there) its gates will never be shut;
After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the voice, which I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this."
And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him.
And immediately coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove.
When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was also baptized. And as he was praying, the heaven was opened
And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."
and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
and he saw heaven opened, and something descending, like a great sheet, let down by four corners to the earth.
Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?"
Then one of the elders said to me, "Weep not; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals."
And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written:
And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. And I wept greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.
And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals; for you were slain, and with your blood purchased men for God from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
He had a little scroll which was open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land,
Then the voice which I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, "Go, take the scroll which is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land."
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Also another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.
Then I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals. And I heard one of the four living creatures say, as with a voice of thunder, "Come!"
When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!"
When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come." And I looked, and behold, a black horse; and its rider had a pair of scales in his hand.
When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!"
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained;
I looked when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
and be like men who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding feast, so that they may open to him immediately when he comes and knocks.
To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, who was a worshiper of God, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.
But Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door, they saw him and were amazed.
Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us!'
When once the owner of the house has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open for us.' He will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.'
And looking up to heaven he sighed and said to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened."
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, and brought them out, and said,
I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word, and have not denied my name.
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