And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
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(And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.
2 Kings
HistoryIn those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahFor the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahWith the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
Job
Wisdom / JobSaying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
Matthew
GospelsHis mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Genesis
LawAnd if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
Exodus
LawOthers said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
John
GospelsAnd Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.
Nehemiah
HistoryWhat is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Job
WisdomAlso before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelIf I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
Job
Wisdom / JobThey spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAs he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.
1 Chronicles
HistoryConcerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
Luke
GospelsA sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
Luke
Gospels / LukeI lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
1 John
General EpistlesCome, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.