And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
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Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
Genesis
Law / MosesEither make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewWhither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThat prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
Exodus
LawAnd the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
Genesis
LawThen Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
Exodus
Law / MosesNevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only.
2 Chronicles
HistoryFor false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
Mark
Gospels / MarkIn the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
Joshua
HistoryNow therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
1 Samuel
HistoryBut judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
Psalms
PoetryAnd God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Genesis
Law / MosesWherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
1 Samuel
HistoryHe discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.