Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
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That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
Joshua
HistoryEvery wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.
2 Kings
History / Jeremiah(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
Deuteronomy
LawBut sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
Proverbs
WisdomNow the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Mark
GospelsAnd Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
Luke
GospelsThat the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages.
Joshua
HistoryThou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning.
Exodus
Law / MosesVerily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Mark
GospelsNow there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
Job
WisdomAnd sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
Luke
GospelsLet Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
Mark
Gospels / MarkSpeak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.
Leviticus
LawAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
Law / MosesThou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.