O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
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And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
Genesis
LawWherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesMine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
Psalms
PoetryIn the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
2 Kings
HistoryTherewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
James
General EpistlesAnd Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Genesis
LawAnd 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.
Acts
History / LukeSeven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAt that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFor if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTherefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.
2 Kings
HistoryThen Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
Matthew
GospelsYea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
Psalms
PoetryYour country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
Luke
GospelsNow therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.