But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
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They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.
1 Samuel
HistoryYet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
Genesis
LawBehold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Matthew
GospelsAnd whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelAnd Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
Joshua
History / JoshuaAlso the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahTherefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Acts
HistoryNow a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.
Judges
HistoryTreasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
2 Samuel
HistorySo the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahSalute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesTheir wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBehold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:
2 Chronicles
HistoryBehold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
1 Chronicles
HistoryBut when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.