And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
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And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
Acts
HistoryThen they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Ruth
HistoryArise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Job
WisdomThe workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
1 Samuel
HistoryHe shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Psalms
PoetryThus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you.
Deuteronomy
LawThen the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.
Exodus
LawThis they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts.
Malachi
Minor Prophets / MalachiThen delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
John
GospelsThe sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukAnd Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.
Judges
History / SamuelNow shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
Numbers
LawThat they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
Titus
Pauline EpistlesThe proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
Psalms
PoetryBut he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.