And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
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And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnHe causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThat Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
1 Kings
HistoryBut he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
Matthew
GospelsWoe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
John
Gospels / JohnTherefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNow we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesMy son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelSallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
Luke
GospelsNow therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Acts
History / LukeFor the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
Joshua
HistoryThe kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
Matthew
GospelsMake us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielHow precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
Psalms
PoetryAnd when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.