History & Narratives Verses
The great stories of the Bible — patriarchs, kings, battles, miracles, and God's faithfulness through history.
Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. {measures: the word here interpreted a measure in the original containeth about fourteen bushels and two quarts}
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe {unto him}, through whom they come!
And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
And when he saw {them}, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: {with...: or, with outward shew}
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed {them} all.
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: