Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
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The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThen stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
Acts
History / LukeThe LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelJair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraCommand the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
Leviticus
LawTherefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
Matthew
GospelsHe is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
Job
Wisdom / JobPersecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsSing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
Psalms
PoetryGo and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
Judges
History / SamuelWhy dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
Exodus
Law / MosesThis is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Genesis
LawAfter that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
Psalms
PoetryLift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
Psalms
PoetryExcept the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.
Exodus
Law / MosesThen he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
Judges
HistoryAnd two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.