But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
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Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNaked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Matthew
GospelsAt this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
Job
WisdomFor the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulWho art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahGet you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
Numbers
LawSo the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraNow if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
Romans
Pauline EpistlesWhen thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsNow a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
John
Gospels / JohnThe word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnFor the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahCan a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahSay among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThis is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
Acts
History / LukeFor unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThe men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
Luke
GospelsFor great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.