And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
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And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD'S sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsI will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Psalms
PoetryThus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;
Leviticus
LawYea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsA time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
1 Kings
HistoryThe thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
Judges
History / SamuelWhen the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
Acts
HistoryTherefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.