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οὐρανός ouranos

“heaven” · 273 times in the New Testament

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  • “heaven” 243
  • “sky” 15
  • “air” 8
  • “heavenly” 2
  • “air have” 1
  • other ways 4
As a table, book by book
BookTimes
Matthew82
Mark18
Luke35
John18
Acts26
Romans2
1 Corinthians2
2 Corinthians3
Galatians1
Ephesians4
Philippians1
Colossians5
1 Thessalonians2
2 Thessalonians1
Hebrews10
James2
1 Peter3
2 Peter6
Revelation52

How the BSB translates it

Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.

  1. heaven243
  2. sky15
  3. air8
  4. heavenly2
  5. Not translated: the English carries it without a word1
  6. above1
  7. air have1
  8. heaven is1
  9. o heaven1

Where it occurs

Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.

“heaven” 243
  • Matthew 75

    • 3:2 …for the kingdom of heaven is near…
    • 3:16 …the water Suddenly the heavens were opened and He…
    • 3:17 …And a voice from heaven said This is My…
    • 4:17 …for the kingdom of heaven is near…
    • 5:3 …is the kingdom of heaven
    • 5:10 …is the kingdom of heaven
    • 5:12 …is your reward in heaven for in the same…
    • 5:16 …glorify your Father in heaven
    • 5:18 …tell you truly until heaven and earth pass away…
    • 5:19 …in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and…
    • 5:19 …in the kingdom of heaven
    • 5:20 …enter the kingdom of heaven
    • 5:34 …at all either by heaven for it is God’s…
    • 5:45 …of your Father in heaven He causes His sun…
    • 6:1 …from your Father in heaven
    • 6:9 …pray Our Father in heaven hallowed be Your name…
    • 6:10 …as it is in heaven
    • 6:20 …for yourselves treasures in heaven where moth and rust…
    • 7:11 …will your Father in heaven give good things to…
    • 7:21 …enter the kingdom of heaven but only he who…
    • 7:21 …of My Father in heaven
    • 8:11 …in the kingdom of heaven
    • 10:7 …message The kingdom of heaven is near…
    • 10:32 …before My Father in heaven
    • 10:33 …before My Father in heaven
    • 11:11 …in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he…
    • 11:12 …now the kingdom of heaven has been subject to…
    • 11:23 …be lifted up to heaven No you will be…
    • 11:25 …praise You Father Lord of heaven and earth because You…
    • 12:50 …of My Father in heaven is My brother and…
    • 13:11 …of the kingdom of heaven has been given to…
    • 13:24 …parable The kingdom of heaven is like a man…
    • 13:31 …parable The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard…
    • 13:33 …parable The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that…
    • 13:44 …The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden…
    • 13:45 …Again the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant…
    • 13:47 …again the kingdom of heaven is like a net…
    • 13:52 …in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner…
    • 14:19 …and looking up to heaven He spoke a blessing…
    • 16:1 …them a sign from heaven
    • 16:17 …by My Father in heaven
    • 16:19 …of the kingdom of heaven Whatever you bind on…
    • 16:19 …will be bound in heaven and whatever you loose…
    • 16:19 …will be loosed in heaven
    • 18:1 …in the kingdom of heaven
    • 18:3 …enter the kingdom of heaven
    • 18:4 …in the kingdom of heaven
    • 18:10 …that their angels in heaven always see the face…
    • 18:10 …of My Father in heaven
    • 18:14 …way your Father in heaven is not willing that…
    • 18:18 …will be bound in heaven and whatever you loose…
    • 18:18 …will be loosed in heaven
    • 18:19 …by My Father in heaven
    • 18:23 …this the kingdom of heaven is like a king…
    • 19:12 …of the kingdom of heaven The one who can…
    • 19:14 …For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as…
    • 19:21 …will have treasure in heaven Then come follow Me…
    • 19:23 …enter the kingdom of heaven
    • 20:1 …For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner…
    • 21:25 …baptism Was it from heaven or from men They…
    • 21:25 …If we say From heaven He will ask Why…
    • 22:2 …The kingdom of heaven is like a king…
    • 22:30 …like the angels in heaven
    • 23:13 …shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces You…
    • 23:22 …he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne…
    • 24:29 …the powers of the heavens will be shaken…
    • 24:30 …Man will appear in heaven and all the tribes…
    • 24:30 …coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great…
    • 24:31 …winds from one end of the heavens to the other…
    • 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass…
    • 24:36 …not even the angels in heaven nor the Son but…
    • 25:1 …time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten…
    • 26:64 …coming on the clouds of heaven
    • 28:2 …the Lord descended from heaven rolled away the stone…
    • 28:18 …said All authority in heaven and on earth has…
  • Mark 5

    • 1:10 …water He saw the heavens breaking open and the…
    • 1:11 …a voice came from heaven You are My beloved…
    • 6:41 …and looking up to heaven Jesus spoke a blessing…
    • 7:34 …And looking up to heaven He sighed deeply and…
    • 8:11 …Him a sign from heaven

And 163 more, on the full page.

“sky” 15
  • Matthew 4

    • 16:2 …be fair for the sky is red…
    • 16:3 …be stormy for the sky is red and overcast…
    • 16:3 …the appearance of the sky but not the signs…
    • 24:29 …will fall from the sky and the powers of…
  • Mark 1

    • 13:25 …will fall from the sky and the powers of…
  • Luke 3

    • 4:25 …of Elijah when the sky was shut for three…
    • 12:56 …of the earth and sky Why don’t you know…
    • 17:24 …and lights up the sky from one end to…
  • Acts 2

    • 1:10 …looking intently into the sky as He was going…
    • 1:11 …here looking into the sky This same Jesus who…
  • Hebrews 1

    • 11:12 …the stars in the sky and as countless as…
  • Revelation 4

    • 6:13 …and the stars of the sky fell to the earth…
    • 6:14 …The sky receded like a scroll…
    • 11:6 …power to shut the sky so that no rain…
    • 12:4 …of the stars from the sky hurling them to the…
“air” 8
  • Matthew 2

    • 6:26 …the birds of the air They do not sow…
    • 13:32 …the birds of the air come and nest in…
  • Mark 1

    • 4:32 …the birds of the air nest in its shade…
  • Luke 3

    • 8:5 …the birds of the air devoured it…
    • 9:58 …and birds of the air have nests but the…
    • 13:19 …the birds of the air nested in its branches…
  • Acts 2

    • 10:12 …well as birds of the air
    • 11:6 …and birds of the air
“heavenly” 2
  • 2 Corinthians 1

    • 5:2 …be clothed with our heavenly dwelling…
  • Hebrews 1

    • 9:23 …necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified…
“air have” 1
  • Matthew 1

    • 8:20 …and birds of the air have nests but the Son…
Not translated: the English carries it without a word 1
“heaven is” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 7:49 Heaven is My throne and the…
“above” 1
  • Revelation 1

    • 16:21 …down on them from above And men cursed God…
“o heaven” 1
  • Revelation 1

    • 18:20 …Rejoice over her O heaven and you saints and…

The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.