These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
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And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
Esther
HistoryAnd he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Luke
GospelsSell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewO Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesI love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThe LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
Ruth
HistoryAnd he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.
Leviticus
LawElect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
Joshua
HistoryAnd whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThis poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalms
PoetryFor if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
1 John
General EpistlesAnd of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:
2 Chronicles
HistoryWhen thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Genesis
Law / MosesSo these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.
2 Kings
HistorySeraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahEven so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.