But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
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Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
Judges
HistoryAnd the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
Exodus
LawBlessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:
1 Kings
HistoryIn the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
Obadiah
Minor Prophets / ObadiahThen Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
John
GospelsTherefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahFor their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
1 Kings
HistoryI am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Genesis
LawThe LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
Deuteronomy
LawHe cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
Genesis
LawThe woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.
1 Samuel
HistoryWhy sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?