And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
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And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
1 John
General EpistlesAnd I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
John
Gospels / JohnThe ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesBut those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
Judges
HistorySo Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
Jonah
Minor ProphetsAnd it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsWho hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
Proverbs
WisdomNot that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:
Esther
History / MordecaiOpening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
Acts
HistoryAnd the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.
Mark
GospelsFor the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahSo that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Hebrews
General EpistlesTherefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
Ruth
HistoryTurn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraSo the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.
Joshua
History / JoshuaOne of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
Titus
Pauline EpistlesAnd the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?