Only One Paradise for Man
Hebrews 13:14
For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.


It is said that Mahomet approached Damascus, and when he stood to view the dazzling spectacle of that royal city, amid the beautiful plain, he turned aside and left the prospect, saying, "It is given to man to enjoy Paradise but once. If I possess Damascus I lose heaven."



Parallel Verses
KJV: For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

WEB: For we don't have here an enduring city, but we seek that which is to come.




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