And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
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Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
Judges
HistoryAnd preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
Mark
GospelsAnd when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHe maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms
PoetryThis persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesThen went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:
Exodus
LawWhen pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonI would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonArt thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
Job
Wisdom / JobNevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWho is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiAnd from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
Deuteronomy
LawBy much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomSo Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
2 Samuel
HistoryNeither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.
Leviticus
Law / MosesNow therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Joshua
HistoryAnd Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
Acts
HistoryAnd his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.