Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
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So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
Acts
History / LukeCall now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThat upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBehold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
2 Kings
History / JeremiahUntil the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.
2 Kings
HistoryHast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?
Job
WisdomAnd he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.
Exodus
LawHe lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraGebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Mark
GospelsAnd Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
John
GospelsFor the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsWherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
Nehemiah
HistoryIn the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
Malachi
Minor Prophets / MalachiWoe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.
Genesis
LawAnd my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
Psalms
PoetryThe LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.