Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
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Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Matthew
GospelsThen he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
Genesis
LawAnd the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahIn that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWas not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
James
General Epistles / JamesAnd when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelLet all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahGive not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
Luke
GospelsSolomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
1 Kings
HistoryThen they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.
John
Gospels / JohnHe hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFor thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
Exodus
LawSo after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
John
Gospels / JohnHe setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
Esther
HistoryYe shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
Leviticus
Law / MosesFor where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
James
General EpistlesAnd the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTherefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.