And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
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And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
Mark
Gospels / MarkGather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.
Genesis
LawAnd the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahHe shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
Job
WisdomAnd the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
Exodus
LawAnd he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
1 Kings
HistoryA little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsLet all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.
Psalms
PoetryFor the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
Isaiah
Major Prophets(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
Luke
Gospels(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;
1 Kings
History / JeremiahYour gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
James
General EpistlesFor my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
John
GospelsFor mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
Psalms
PoetryThy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahI will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
Mark
Gospels / MarkFor thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.