These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
Genesis
Law / MosesArise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
Psalms
PoetryFor ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesNow the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.
1 Chronicles
HistoryProud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonI should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThough ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
Amos
Minor ProphetsWhen I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsMy son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonOh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
Psalms
PoetryAnd he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
1 Samuel
HistoryThou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
Mark
GospelsIn the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
Esther
HistoryThou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.
Leviticus
LawBlessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThey shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
Leviticus
LawHe blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.