And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
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The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
Job
Wisdom / JobThey that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.
Judges
HistorySearch me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
Psalms
PoetryFor he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
Acts
History / LukeHe that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Psalms
PoetryAnd there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThen the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNow therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThen said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
Luke
Gospels / LukeThis thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
1 Samuel
HistoryHow is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFor there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraSing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
Psalms
PoetryThe tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
Joshua
History / JoshuaI in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
John
Gospels / JohnThey have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
Job
WisdomAnd he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
Judges
History / SamuelThen the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,