Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
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He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Matthew
GospelsThus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
Mark
GospelsYe judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
John
Gospels / JohnDavid therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
Exodus
Law / MosesFor the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersIn his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
Psalms
PoetryThou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBehold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not your's, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulHe that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
John
GospelsNow, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
2 Kings
HistoryThese sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
Nehemiah
HistoryYea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
Psalms
PoetryFor their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaBreak forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsOf Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Luke
GospelsAnd the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAll the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThe impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.