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His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:

And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers:

That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.

And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,

And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:

Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.

And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.

And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.

The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.

He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.

And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.

Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?

Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:

In thee have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.