These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
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And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
Numbers
LawYe fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Matthew
GospelsOne kid of the goats for a sin offering:
Numbers
Law / MosesWho hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
Matthew
GospelsWith the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
Judges
History / SamuelHe hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
Job
Wisdom / JobFor it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
Genesis
Law / MosesWherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
Acts
HistoryI will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psalms
PoetryThat the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
Titus
Pauline EpistlesThen David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThey have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
Numbers
LawThen said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThe nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.