And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.
2 Chronicles
HistoryWho then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAll the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
Nehemiah
HistorySo Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.
Joshua
HistoryAnd there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeTake heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
Deuteronomy
LawWhen thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
Acts
HistoryBut we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulNone eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHe causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Ruth
HistoryTo execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
Jude
General EpistlesThen said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielYea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
Luke
GospelsAnathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua
History / JoshuaTo set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
Job
Wisdom / JobLikewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the sabbaths and in the new moons.