And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
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And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
Mark
GospelsI will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
1 Kings
HistoryBy faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
Hebrews
General EpistlesThe slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth-el,
Joshua
HistoryFor, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,
Isaiah
Major ProphetsLORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
Psalms
PoetryIf the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:
Leviticus
LawFor he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeLikewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHolding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesSo shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsYea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished?
Job
Wisdom / JobBy faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownNow these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
Ruth
History / SamuelBehold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahLORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahYet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWhen Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.