Quotes about Above
Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations. For I will diminish Egypt so that it will never again rule over the nations.
— Ezekiel 29:15
One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long until the fulfillment of these wonders?”
— Daniel 12:6
Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
— Matthew 27:37
Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
— Luke 23:38
The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.
— John 3:31
Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
— John 8:23
But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
— Galatians 4:26
Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
— Colossians 3:1
and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
— Titus 2:8
Change came from below, as it usually does, rather than being imposed from above.
— Philip Yancey
The waters below are mayim (the Hebrew word for "water"), and waters above are sham-mayim—which some, but by no means all, scholars believe means "water there" (sham is Hebrew for "there").
— Dennis Prager
For everything that comes is a gift, the meaning always carried out of sight to renew our whereabouts, always a starting place. And every gift is perfect in its beginning, for it is "from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights.
— Wendell Berry