But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
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How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
Psalms
PoetryBut we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulJoshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
Acts
History / LukeKeep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
John
GospelsSo he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
Exodus
Law / MosesThou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.
1 Kings
HistoryYea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
Luke
GospelsAnd I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!
Luke
Gospels / LukeHave we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesTherefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielHis children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.