14 While the letters were still being read, behold, other messengers came from Galilee with their clothes torn, bringing a similar report, (WEB)
1 Maccabees 5:14
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2 Kings 7:10–12
10 So they went and called out to the gatekeepers of the city, saying, “We went to the Aramean camp and no one was there—not a trace—only tethered horses and donkeys, and the tents were intact.” 11 The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported to the king’s… 12 …
1 Maccabees 6:4–6
4 and they rose up against him in battle. He fled and returned to Babylon with great disappointment. (WEB) 5 Then someone came into Persia bringing him news that the armies which went against the land of Judah had been put to flight, (WEB) 6 and that Lysias went first with a str… (WEB)
Matthew 9:25–27
25 After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. 26 And the news about this spread throughout that region. 27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
Acts 15:29–31
29 You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell. 30 So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregati…
1 Esdras 4:60–62
60 Blessed are you, who have given me wisdom. I give thanks to you, O Lord of our fathers. (WEB) 61 So he took the letters, went out, came to Babylon, and told it to all his kindred. (WEB) 62 They praised the God of their ancestors, because he had given them freedom and liberty (WEB)
Judith 14:18–19
18 “The slaves have dealt treacherously! One woman of the Hebrews has brought shame upon the house of King Nebuchadnezzar; for, behold, Holofernes lies upon the ground, and his head is not on him!” (WEB) 19 But when the rulers of the army of Asshur heard this, they tore t… (WEB)
Acts 14:13–15
13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds. 14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into th…
Genesis 44:12–14
12 The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest—and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. 13 Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city. 14 When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he wa…
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