Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD.
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For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
Matthew
GospelsAnd thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Genesis
LawAnd their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram,
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.
Genesis
Law / MosesThus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
Exodus
LawWoe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
Acts
HistoryAnd after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
Judges
HistoryAnd I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesBe not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.
Numbers
LawAnd he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
Genesis
LawBut Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
Acts
History / LukeAnd David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
Genesis
LawWhat is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Job
WisdomThe woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
Job
Wisdom / JobNow in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
Exodus
LawHelp me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy: