But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
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And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.
Acts
HistoryAnd when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
Mark
GospelsMy son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBy swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsWho hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Micah
Minor ProphetsThey eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsThe hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
Numbers
LawAnd he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThe Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsThe new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
Psalms
PoetryWhen my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
Jonah
Minor ProphetsAnd Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis
Law / MosesFor who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
2 Samuel
HistoryGod hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
Judges
HistoryFor all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd 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.