And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
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And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
Genesis
Law / MosesNow I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesIf his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
Genesis
Law / MosesSo I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBut if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesEven when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Exodus
LawWoe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
Genesis
Law / MosesTake heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
1 Chronicles
HistoryNow to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAre ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
Genesis
LawAnd it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahTeach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
Psalms
PoetryHaste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
Genesis
LawFor whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
Genesis
LawBut Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.