And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
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And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
Deuteronomy
LawThen the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
Acts
History / LukeBut he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelLet them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
Psalms
PoetryWho cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahMishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.
Judges
History / SamuelWhen the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest;
Leviticus
Law / MosesArise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
Acts
HistoryAnd it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.
1 Samuel
HistoryLet them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
Ezra
History / EzraFor he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
James
General Epistles / JamesI rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Micah
Minor ProphetsHezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,