For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
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I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsThere is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
Psalms
PoetryBut he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean.
Leviticus
LawFor he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Luke
GospelsAnd they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBehold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSo I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
Exodus
LawAnd when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.
Leviticus
LawWherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Job
WisdomThe children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.
Ezra
HistoryThe way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Proverbs
WisdomHe built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBut I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahO God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Psalms
PoetryThat our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWhich was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
Luke
GospelsAnd they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.