When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:
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If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.
Numbers
LawThen said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
Luke
GospelsBut thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
Judges
History / SamuelHe also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
Genesis
Law / MosesThen was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
Daniel
Major ProphetsThe LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Psalms
PoetryWoe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewMy soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?
Psalms
PoetryFor God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesAnd saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
Acts
HistoryFor I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSpeak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus
LawAnd the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraNeither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
Acts
HistoryPraise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSo the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.