But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
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A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsAnd Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
Luke
GospelsAnd Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThere shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumWhile Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
Acts
History / LukeAnd let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownThen Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
Acts
History / LukeWe have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsPilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
John
GospelsAnd when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
Daniel
Major ProphetsI cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.
Job
Wisdom / JobThey run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
Psalms
PoetryAnd David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFor 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 Epistles / PaulAnd they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
Numbers
Law / MosesBecause of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
Psalms
PoetryIf I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.