And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
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Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
Hosea
Minor ProphetsThat they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
Job
WisdomAnd they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
Ruth
History / SamuelAnd he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.
Numbers
LawAnd the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahNevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Acts
HistoryIt is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs
WisdomNeither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.
Numbers
Law / MosesBehold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWhen he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
Acts
HistoryMine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahDid not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.
Nehemiah
HistoryNow these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
2 Samuel
HistoryI cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
Psalms
PoetryOut of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
Acts
History / LukeAnd ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
2 Kings
HistoryTheir wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
Jonah
Minor ProphetsHe that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.