And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
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And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
Matthew
GospelsTherefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFor the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
John
GospelsNow the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
2 Chronicles
HistoryOut of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
Joshua
HistoryAnd when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
Acts
History / LukeBy the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
Job
WisdomThus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
Esther
HistoryAnd he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBecause for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
Psalms
PoetryAaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
1 Chronicles
History / EzraPray without ceasing.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesThus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHe shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
Numbers
Law / MosesThese things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.