Adverb anōthen (from on high, from the beginning) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

27: 51At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from on high (anōthen) to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split.

Mark

15: 38And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from on high (anōthen) to bottom.

Luke

1: 3I too decided, after investigating everything carefully from the beginning (anōthen), to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

John

3: 3Jesus answered him, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from on high (anōthen)."
3: 7Do not be astonished that I said to you, 'You must be born from on high (anōthen).'
3: 31The one who comes from on high (anōthen) is above all; the one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is above all.
19: 11Jesus answered him, "You would have no power over me unless it had been given you from on high (anōthen); therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin."
19: 23When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier. They also took his tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from on high (anōthen).

Acts

26: 5They have known from the beginning (anōthen), if they are willing to testify, that I have belonged to the strictest sect of our religion and lived as a Pharisee.