And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
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A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThese discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
2 Kings
HistoryTo have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
Proverbs
WisdomWherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
Esther
HistoryThe third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
1 Chronicles
HistoryAfter this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.
Job
WisdomAnd when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewShallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
Luke
GospelsAnd when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
Psalms
PoetryBlessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
James
General EpistlesThen hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAll our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
Acts
HistoryBut Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHe offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
Numbers
LawNow there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnswer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.