These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
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Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
1 Kings
HistoryBehold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
Acts
HistoryAnd commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
Mark
Gospels / MarkNow therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
Genesis
LawHerein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
1 John
General EpistlesAnd he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
John
Gospels / JohnAlso, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWhen the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
John
Gospels / John(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
Job
Wisdom / JobWhen that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
Luke
GospelsBut when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraSo shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahFor where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Luke
GospelsThe heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
Psalms
PoetryLook upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams,
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.