But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
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Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewEber, Peleg, Reu,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
Mark
GospelsWoe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewDelight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Psalms
PoetryAnd I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThe snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
Mark
GospelsOf Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
Exodus
LawHow much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
Job
WisdomAnd the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahBut the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
Exodus
Law / MosesPraise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
Psalms
PoetryIn the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
2 Kings
HistoryNow these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
Genesis
LawAnd he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.
Luke
GospelsAnd Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
Genesis
LawAnd as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?
1 Samuel
HistoryBut lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.