It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
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But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
Acts
HistoryAnd that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThese all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
Acts
HistoryAnd the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAn hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBe silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahRejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsBut his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God.
Exodus
LawAnd the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahOr all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering.
Leviticus
Law / MosesMeraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
Mark
GospelsFor we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAre the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
Matthew
GospelsAnd Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.