And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Matthew
GospelsThou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
Psalms
PoetryEven so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
2 Chronicles
HistoryNow the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
Genesis
Law / MosesThen they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanHer adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings.
Numbers
Law / MosesBut every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThen called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
Esther
History / MordecaiWherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
2 Samuel
HistoryNow it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
2 Chronicles
HistoryFor Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
2 Chronicles
HistoryI will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,