But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
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Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
2 Samuel
HistoryFor we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThen said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
Matthew
GospelsO Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
Exodus
LawNow there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
Genesis
Law / MosesIn the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
Acts
HistorySo the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahYe shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Proverbs
WisdomThe Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
Psalms
PoetryTherefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelSo when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBehold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
Acts
History / LukeThe king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.