And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
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And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
John
Gospels / JohnThou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahWoe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
Luke
GospelsFor after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
Genesis
Law / MosesWhich devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThat we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
Luke
GospelsAnd from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:
Acts
HistoryAnd the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahSo Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
Exodus
LawSaying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
Matthew
Gospels / Matthew(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
Numbers
LawSay unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.
Leviticus
LawAnd the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsGo therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.