But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
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The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
1 Kings
HistoryHe spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
Luke
GospelsAnd he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnBut Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
Matthew
GospelsFor if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Genesis
Law / MosesSet thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
Luke
GospelsThen answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
Esther
History / MordecaiBut if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
Psalms
PoetryYe judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
John
GospelsThe sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Psalms
PoetryThen he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
Luke
Gospels / LukeSo David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.
1 Chronicles
HistoryBut they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.