But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
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For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAn angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThen fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
Acts
History / LukeThen departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
Acts
History / LukeJesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
Judges
History / SamuelThese are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
1 John
General EpistlesMy glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
Job
Wisdom / JobWe see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
Psalms
PoetryThat the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
John
Gospels / JohnWhat man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
Job
WisdomAnd when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Numbers
Law / MosesThen hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahFor his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsIf a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots;
Leviticus
LawAnd they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
Acts
HistoryTwenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: