These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
Job
WisdomAnd Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Genesis
LawAnd she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahFor neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
Exodus
Law / MosesWe give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
Mark
GospelsSo they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.
Job
WisdomDelivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
Acts
HistoryTherefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
Job
WisdomThere is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
Psalms
PoetryThou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
1 Kings
HistoryIn that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
Leviticus
LawHe appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBehold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesYea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.