And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
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Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
Numbers
LawAnd Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
Luke
GospelsHeaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonCome near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSalvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,
Esther
HistoryWhilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
John
Gospels / JohnThen I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
Job
Wisdom / JobBe kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
LawFor thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.
Judges
HistoryThou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
John
Gospels / JohnFill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
1 Chronicles
HistoryBehold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.