'Above' in the Bible

Some falls on rocky ground, where it has but scanty soil. It quickly shows itself above ground, because it has no depth of earth;

He who comes from above is above all. He whose origin is from the earth is not only himself from the earth, his teaching also is from the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.

"This," replied Jesus, "is above all the thing that God requires--that you should be believers in Him whom He has sent."

"You," He continued, "are from below, I am from above: you are of this present world, I am not of this present world.

"You would have had no power whatever over me," replied Jesus, "had it not been granted you from above. On that account he who has delivered me up to you is more guilty than you are."

I will display marvels in the sky above, and signs on the earth below, blood and fire, and pillars of smoke.

grieved above all things at his having told them that after that day they were no longer to see his face. And they went with him to the ship.

To them the Patriarchs belong, and from them in respect of His human lineage came the Christ, who is exalted above all, God blessed throughout the Ages. Amen.

For the reason for our boasting is this--the testimony of our own conscience that it was in holiness and with pure motives before God, and in reliance not on worldly wisdom but on the gracious help of God, that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and above all in our relations with you.

But the Jerusalem which is above is free, and *she* is *our* mother.

high above all other government and authority and power and dominion, and every title of sovereignty used either in this Age or in the Age to come.

He who descended is the same as He who ascended again far above all the Heavens in order to fill the universe.)

It is in consequence of this that God has also so highly exalted Him, and has conferred on Him the Name which is supreme above every other,

If however you have risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, enthroned at God's right hand.

Give your minds to the things that are above, not to the things that are on the earth.

and exalts himself above, every so-called 'god' or object of worship, and goes the length of taking his seat in the very temple of God, giving it out that he himself is God.

and above all make your own life a pattern of right conduct, having in your teaching no taint of insincerity, but a serious tone,

Moreover we needed just such a High Priest as this--holy, guileless, undefiled, far removed from sinful men and exalted above the heavens;

And above the ark were the Cherubim denoting God's glorious presence and overshadowing the Mercy-seat. But I cannot now speak about all these in detail.

Every gift which is good, and every perfect boon, is from above, and comes down from the Father, who is the source of all Light. In Him there is no variation nor the slightest suggestion of change.

That is not the wisdom which comes down from above: it belongs to earth, to the unspiritual nature, and to evil spirits.

The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceful, courteous, not self-willed, full of compassion and kind actions, free from favouritism and from all insincerity.

But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, either by Heaven or by the earth, or with any other oath. Let your 'yes' be simply 'yes,' and your 'no' be simply 'no;' that you may not come under condemnation.

Above all continue to love one another fervently, for love throws a veil over a multitude of faults.

But, above all, remember that no prophecy in Scripture will be found to have come from the prophet's own prompting;

But, above all, remember that, in the last days, men will come who make a mock at everything--men governed only by their own passions,

It has a wall, massive and high, with twelve large gates, and in charge of the gates were twelve angels. And overhead, above the gates, names were inscribed which are those of the twelve tribes of the descendants of Israel.