And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
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For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahPassing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Proverbs
WisdomWhen a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
Job
Wisdom / JobTake away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
Genesis
LawLet thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahEven as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBehold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahHim that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
Luke
GospelsAnd for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielSay not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomRemember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep your's also.
John
GospelsHope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
Joshua
History / JoshuaNot that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewMake thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.