If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
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And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.
1 Chronicles
HistoryPilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
Luke
GospelsAs I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
Matthew
GospelsThen I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
Numbers
LawOpen rebuke is better than secret love.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonNevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBe not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThat in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
Esther
HistoryWherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
Luke
GospelsThe LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
Psalms
PoetryThen answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielDid I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Genesis
LawAnd they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
2 Samuel
HistoryTherefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.