The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;
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But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsTherefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
Ezra
History / EzraThat he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
Genesis
LawBut after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
Exodus
Law / MosesSo Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
Esther
HistoryBehold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
Job
WisdomNow the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahIn the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
Matthew
GospelsFor this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahThou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
Exodus
LawFor I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesFor the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Luke
GospelsThou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsTherefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Matthew
GospelsHe was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.