One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
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For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
Ruth
HistoryAnd when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
John
GospelsAnd he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken it.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
John
GospelsHe that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Job
WisdomBut truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahIf ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
James
General EpistlesIs this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
1 Kings
HistoryAccounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownThe five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.
Exodus
Law / MosesSay thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
Genesis
LawOf the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Numbers
Law / MosesWherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahMoreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahFor wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
1 Samuel
HistoryI will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.