Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
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As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahAnd their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
Genesis
LawMy mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
Psalms
PoetryTo whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBecause thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelIn the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
Proverbs
WisdomA little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
Psalms
PoetryIn Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
1 Kings
HistoryBecause thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
Joshua
HistoryAnd when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
Esther
HistoryAnd when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
Mark
GospelsThen Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
1 Samuel
HistoryThis is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
2 Chronicles
HistoryThey answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
Psalms
PoetryHe looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
Job
WisdomThen lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsLet the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?