When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:
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In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
Luke
GospelsProvide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
Matthew
GospelsMoreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.
Exodus
Law / MosesPilate answered, What I have written I have written.
John
GospelsWherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
2 Samuel
HistoryOnly they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesFor the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
Luke
GospelsThe statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
Exodus
Law / MosesMoreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
1 Samuel
HistoryIn the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
John
Gospels / JohnIn my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAgainst Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsTherefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus
Law / MosesWhen they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus
LawAnd John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
Mark
GospelsFor the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.
Micah
Minor ProphetsThen sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahSurely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: