Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
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But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
Deuteronomy
LawRemember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
Job
WisdomFor we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulIn the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
Exodus
LawBut it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Numbers
LawHear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonWisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraI have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
Genesis
LawAnd ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Exodus
Law / MosesThou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThen began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
John
GospelsThou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.
Exodus
LawBut I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.