And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
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Abstain from all appearance of evil.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesLike as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraNow therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelGo and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Luke
GospelsAnd as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.
2 Kings
HistoryThe LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHow long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
2 Samuel
HistoryOr those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
Luke
GospelsWe took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
Psalms
PoetryBut for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulWhom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
Acts
HistoryIf ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesThe sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;
Deuteronomy
LawAnd Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.