And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
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Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahWhen men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
Job
WisdomThink upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahBut he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
Genesis
Law / MosesEven the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahNow the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThe yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
Judges
HistoryAnd when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
2 Kings
HistoryThat Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
Nehemiah
HistoryBehold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Proverbs
WisdomHowbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.