Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
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And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
Genesis
LawAnd before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
Genesis
LawAnd Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
Esther
HistoryBehold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,
2 Chronicles
History / EzraCan a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosThen Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Acts
HistoryThere was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
John
GospelsWherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
Mark
Gospels / MarkHe that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Exodus
LawBehold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahEven the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaDeliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahFor thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.