And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
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And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.
Numbers
LawBut he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhile Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
Acts
HistoryThen I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.
Genesis
LawThe sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukHowbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
Matthew
GospelsBut Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
Acts
History / LukeGod shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
Psalms
PoetryIt is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesI was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
Job
WisdomOnly Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
Ezra
HistoryKeeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
Exodus
Law / MosesDoth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.