And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
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And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees.
Genesis
LawDoth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBut it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAre not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
Luke
GospelsFor Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewMoreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelNow he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBecause he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
2 Chronicles
HistoryMoreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:
Judges
HistoryAnd the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahSo the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelTo have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
Proverbs
WisdomPeter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.