(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielBut ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsConsider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
Mark
GospelsAnd Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAs for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsA minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsBehold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsNow the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
Genesis
LawShall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulWhen thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;
Deuteronomy
LawJesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
John
GospelsBecause all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD.
Numbers
LawAnd unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.