Bible Cross References
Thy servant
Judges 9:7-20
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Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and cried out. And he said to them: Listen to me, you lords of Shechem, that God may listen to you!
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The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, Reign over us!
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But the olive tree said to them, Should I cease from my fatness, with which they honor God and men, and go to sway over the trees?
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Then the trees said to the fig tree, You come and reign over us!
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But the fig tree said to them, Should I cease my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to sway over the trees?
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Then the trees said to the vine, You come and reign over us!
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But the vine said to them, Should I cease my new wine, which cheers both God and men, and go to sway over the trees?
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Then all the trees said to the bramble, You come and reign over us!
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And the bramble said to the trees, If in truth you anoint me as king over you, then come and seek refuge in my shade; but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon!
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Now therefore, if you have acted in truth and sincerity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the dealings of his hands;
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for my father fought for you, cast aside his own soul, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
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but you have risen up against my father's house this day, and killed his seventy sons on one stone, and made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the lords of Shechem, because he is your brother;
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if then you have dealt in truth and integrity towards Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.
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But if not, let fire come from Abimelech and devour the lords of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come from the lords of Shechem and from the house of Millo and devour Abimelech!
2 Samuel 12:1-7
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And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him: There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.
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The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds.
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But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him.
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And a traveler came to the rich man, who spared to take from his own flock and from his own herd to prepare one for the wayfaring man who had come to him; but he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.
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And David's anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah lives, the man who has done this is a son of death!
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And he shall restore fourfold for the lamb, because he has done this thing and because he had no pity.
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And Nathan said to David, You are the man! Thus says Jehovah the God of Israel: I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.
2 Samuel 14:5-7
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And the king said to her, What is troubling you? And she answered, Truly I am a widow and my husband is dead.
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And your handmaid had two sons; and the two fought with each other in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other and killed him.
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And now the whole family has risen up against your handmaid, and said, Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may execute him for the soul of his brother whom he killed; and we will destroy the heir also. Thus they would extinguish my ember that is left, and leave to my husband neither name nor remnant upon the face of the earth.
Mark 12:1-12
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And He began to speak to them in parables: A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
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And at the season he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that he might receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the vinedressers.
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And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty.
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And again he sent to them another servant, and at him they threw stones, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
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And again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some.
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Therefore still having one son, his beloved, he also sent him to them last, saying, They will reverence my son.
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But those vinedressers said among themselves, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
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So they took him and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard.
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Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers, and give the vineyard to others.
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Have you not even read this Scripture: The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner;
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this came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes?
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And they sought to lay hold on Him, but feared the multitude, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went away.
thy life
1 Kings 20:42
And he said to him, Thus says Jehovah: Because you have sent away out of your hand a man whom I devoted to utter destruction, therefore your soul shall go for his soul, and your people for his people.
2 Kings 10:24
So they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed for himself eighty men outside, and had said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escapes, whoever lets him escape, it shall be his soul for the soul of the other.
or else
Exodus 21:30
If a ransom is imposed upon him, then he shall pay to redeem his life, whatever is imposed upon him.
Job 36:18
Beware wrath, lest He entice you away to a mocking slap; for a large ransom will not turn it away.
Psalm 49:7
None of them can at all redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him
Proverbs 6:35
He will not regard any bribes, nor will he yield to the giving of many gifts.
Proverbs 13:8
The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor does not hear rebuke.
1 Peter 1:18
knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your vain way of life received by tradition from your fathers,
1 Peter 1:19
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.