And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
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For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
Psalms
PoetryAfter him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
Ruth
HistoryBut it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
2 Kings
HistoryHe saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
Matthew
GospelsWoe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
Matthew
GospelsThen I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.
Nehemiah
HistoryThen I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraSo the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
Nehemiah
HistoryBut for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
Romans
Pauline EpistlesOne shall say, I am the LORD'S; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNow therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesNow Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBehold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThat which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
Job
WisdomAnd he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
Luke
GospelsI will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah.
Numbers
Law / MosesThe sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.