And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
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And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesConscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulDoth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
Judges
HistoryJohn bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
John
Gospels / JohnThen Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
John
GospelsWhat thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahHearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBy reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
LawAnd it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
Genesis
LawSo that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
2 Chronicles
HistoryYet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
Amos
Minor ProphetsBut he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
Acts
History / LukeWherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?