For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus
Law / MosesWherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBehold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut 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 Prophets / IsaiahAnd unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanA sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name.
Esther
HistoryTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielSeeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
Joshua
History / JoshuaYet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
Revelation
ApocalypticWherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Mark
Gospels / MarkThis is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:
Numbers
Law / MosesThou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukAnd it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBehold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.
Leviticus
Law / MosesEven so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.