But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
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And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
Genesis
LawAnd I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
1 Kings
HistoryThey that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
Leviticus
Law / MosesWhen therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
Acts
HistoryI will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAll these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.
2 Samuel
HistoryFor the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahI will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielIf I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
Matthew
GospelsAnd of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesFor out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiAnd he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
Leviticus
LawHear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.
Ezra
HistoryWhen he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.
John
GospelsFor we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
2 Samuel
HistoryThat hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,