And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
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And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryHath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulIncline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAbsalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAccording to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
Exodus
Law / MosesIn the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
Proverbs
WisdomNow therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
Genesis
LawAlso, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonWhen the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
Matthew
GospelsBut thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.
Deuteronomy
LawWhich said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
Job
Wisdom / JobNevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWhen ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.