And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
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Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
1 Chronicles
HistoryHe feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSo that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielIt is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
Luke
GospelsThe blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Job
Wisdom / JobCorrection is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
Proverbs
WisdomWhen thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAfter this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
Acts
History / LukeYet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukI will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
Psalms
PoetryBehold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
Deuteronomy
LawNeither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMaster, which is the great commandment in the law?
Matthew
GospelsShe sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
Psalms
PoetryAnd saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Matthew
GospelsAnd I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.