And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
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Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesBut his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
Judges
HistoryHear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSo the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
Matthew
GospelsI rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonWho goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThis man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
Acts
HistoryAnd for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
Judges
History / SamuelIn the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
Exodus
LawSlay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
Joshua
History / JoshuaIn the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
1 Kings
HistoryThen will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
Genesis
Law / MosesExalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonGreat in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAn angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.