And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.
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Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
1 Samuel
HistoryYe fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewWith the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
Job
WisdomThey arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
Mark
Gospels / MarkFor he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonBe thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSeven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
Exodus
Law / MosesWherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.
2 Chronicles
HistoryWickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
Acts
HistoryThe children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.
Nehemiah
HistoryThen Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
Matthew
GospelsAfter him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahFor they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
1 Kings
HistoryMishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
John
Gospels / JohnBut Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
Matthew
GospelsAnd David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
Acts
HistoryAnd Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: