Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
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And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsShe openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
Proverbs
WisdomFor laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
Mark
Gospels / MarkNevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThey cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersPhilip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
John
GospelsAnd with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
Mark
GospelsI sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Psalms
PoetryWhen they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
Matthew
GospelsLet such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulA froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
Psalms
PoetryAwake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonOf the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
2 Samuel
HistoryTherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
Genesis
Law / MosesThere dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
Nehemiah
HistoryTheir blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThese words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.