And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
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Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Matthew
Gospels(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
Job
Wisdom / JobThe children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.
Ezra
HistoryAnd they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
Joshua
History / JoshuaForasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
Acts
HistoryNow these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraNotwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
Mark
GospelsA false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd 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
HistoryAnd take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
Exodus
LawFor thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
Psalms
PoetryThe king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonStand in the gate of the LORD'S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWhosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
1 John
General EpistlesWhen Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
Psalms
PoetryThe fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:
Deuteronomy
LawThat they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesThen the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
Esther
History / MordecaiBecause he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
Job
WisdomAnd, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBeware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,