As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
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And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
Acts
History / LukeAnd they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh-barnea, and shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass on to Azmon:
Numbers
LawBy faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
2 Samuel
HistoryAccording to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.
Joshua
History / JoshuaBefore the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersIn the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsI was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Matthew
GospelsAnd all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
Genesis
LawAnd when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
Acts
History / LukeAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHe said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
Luke
GospelsA false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
Proverbs
WisdomI am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
Leviticus
LawHow fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
Job
Wisdom / JobYea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersYet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
1 Kings
HistoryThy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.