The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
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But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThen said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.
Judges
History / SamuelThen flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsLift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahMarvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
Psalms
PoetryHe maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
Job
WisdomAnd he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
Genesis
LawThe LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
Psalms
PoetryBut he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.
Judges
HistoryAnd one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
John
Gospels / JohnIn him was life; and the life was the light of men.
John
GospelsAs in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.