And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
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He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
Matthew
GospelsWhen I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
Joshua
HistoryA man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
Luke
GospelsThen David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
2 Kings
HistoryGod brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
Numbers
LawAll our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
Joshua
HistoryAnd she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
Genesis
Law / MosesShe put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
Judges
History / SamuelEvery tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnMoreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.
Leviticus
Law / MosesEzer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThen the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraI have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahLORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBehold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.