Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
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For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesOr suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
Leviticus
LawAlso in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewIf it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Acts
HistoryIn those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
Esther
History / MordecaiWhen a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
Acts
History / LukeBe of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.
Judges
HistoryThat we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosThe king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulO my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
Psalms
PoetryBut your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesSo will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Genesis
LawGod brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
Numbers
Law / MosesPeter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.