But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
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And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
Luke
GospelsAnd Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
John
GospelsFor they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThat which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiThe son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsElihu spake moreover, and said,
Job
WisdomAnd he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
2 Chronicles
History / EzraNow unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesMoreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraTo morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.
Judges
HistoryLet them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBut Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
Acts
History / LukeThe sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
Daniel
Major ProphetsBut if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.