And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
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God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
Job
WisdomWhen thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesIn the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
Daniel
Major ProphetsOf the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD an heave offering in your generations.
Numbers
Law / MosesTherefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
Matthew
GospelsAnd these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesWhen he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsFor the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
Malachi
Minor Prophets / MalachiChoosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
2 Kings
HistoryBut of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.
Judges
History / SamuelIn this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
1 John
General EpistlesWho hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
Job
Wisdom / JobThe Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
John
Gospels / JohnAnd I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
Ezra
HistoryAnd it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.
Luke
Gospels / LukeYe ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
James
General Epistles / JamesO my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.