And at Jerusalem dwelt [certain] of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;
For [it was] the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.
And [certain] of the priests' sons with trumpets; [namely], Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
But in all this [time] was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:
And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
[Now] in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name [was] Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws [are] diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it [is] not for the king's profit to suffer them.
But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,
And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, [namely], Elnathan the son of Achbor, and [certain] men with him into Egypt.
That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, [even] fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring [them] to the house of the LORD.
Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive [certain] of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left [certain] of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth [month], the tenth [day] of the month, [that] certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring [certain] of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream [is] certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain [saint] which spake, How long [shall be] the vision [concerning] the daily [sacrifice], and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
And I Daniel fainted, and was sick [certain] days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood [it].
Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins [were] girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This [man] blasphemeth.
While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a [certain] man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him.
But what think ye? A [certain] man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's [house certain] which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
For a [certain] woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A [certain] man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about [it], and digged [a place for] the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in [his] words.
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about [his] naked [body]; and the young men laid hold on him:
And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elisabeth.
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on [his] face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present] to heal them.
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
And it was told him [by certain] which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in [any] house, but in the tombs.
And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain [man] said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
And Jesus answering said, A certain [man] went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded [him], and departed, leaving [him] half dead.
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him],
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed [is] the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
He spake also this parable; A certain [man] had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
And he said, A certain man had two sons:
And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
Then came to [him] certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
Now upon the first [day] of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain [others] with them.
Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found [it] even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
Now a certain [man] was sick, [named] Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
And kept back [part] of the price, his wife also being privy [to it], and brought a certain part, and laid [it], at the apostles' feet.
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