And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
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Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulHaman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.
Esther
History / MordecaiMy soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
2 Samuel
HistoryOf Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThe God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
2 Samuel
HistoryFor the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
Matthew
GospelsIn thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Mark
GospelsAnd the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
Nehemiah
HistoryAs for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
Mark
GospelsGracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
Psalms
PoetryHear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielWhile the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.