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And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
Genesis
Law / MosesThou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersDead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
Job
WisdomLet their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahNow that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
Deuteronomy
LawAnd thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
Numbers
LawAnd that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraNow there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
2 Kings
HistoryThen said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsFor what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
Luke
GospelsAnd he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.
Joshua
HistoryIt is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.