Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
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Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.
Nehemiah
HistoryOne generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonFor their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesIn the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
Exodus
LawAnd laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
Acts
HistoryGavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
Job
WisdomThis our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
Joshua
History / JoshuaBut ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosConcerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.
1 Chronicles
HistoryHe said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
Luke
GospelsHe will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:
Joshua
History / JoshuaLet every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulSon of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.
Numbers
LawA father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielMoreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.