Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
Numbers
LawBehold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAs Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.
Joshua
HistoryIn the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThese are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
Genesis
Law / MosesWhich is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesWhich was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
Numbers
LawWho said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
Deuteronomy
LawBut thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.
Deuteronomy
LawBut thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulWe therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.
3 John
General Epistles / JohnOh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
Luke
GospelsFor we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
2 Kings
HistoryThou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThe men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
Ezra
History / EzraWhether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
Genesis
LawAnd it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
Luke
Gospels / Luke(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)