Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
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But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
John
GospelsAnd he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Matthew
GospelsThus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThey have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
Psalms
PoetryAnd the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
1 Samuel
HistoryHe that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Proverbs
WisdomThey shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.
Exodus
LawAnd when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
Leviticus
LawThey are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
Genesis
Law / MosesMoab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
Mark
Gospels / MarkFor God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
Revelation
ApocalypticHe that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
Genesis
Law / MosesTheir blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
Psalms
PoetryAnd ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
Exodus
LawAnd it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThey sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.