Verses with the word most in the Apocrypha (116 verses):
1 Esdras 2:3
Saying, Thus saith Cyrus king of the Persians; The Lord of Israel, the most high Lord, hath made me king of the whole world,
1 Esdras 6:31
That offerings may be made to the most high God for the king and for his children, and that they may pray for their lives.
1 Esdras 8:19
And I king Artexerxes have also commanded the keepers of the treasures in Syria and Phenice, that whatsoever Esdras the priest and the reader of the law of the most high God shall send for, they should give it him with speed,
1 Esdras 8:21
Let all things be performed after the law of God diligently unto the most high God, that wrath come not upon the kingdom of the king and his sons.
1 Esdras 9:46
And when he opened the law, they stood all straight up. So Esdras blessed the Lord God most High, the God of hosts, Almighty.
2 Esdras 3:3
And my spirit was sore moved, so that I began to speak words full of fear to the most High, and said,
2 Esdras 4:2
And said, Thy heart hath gone to far in this world, and thinkest thou to comprehend the way of the most High?
2 Esdras 4:34
And he answered me, saying, Do not thou hasten above the most Highest: for thy haste is in vain to be above him, for thou hast much exceeded.
2 Esdras 5:4
But if the most High grant thee to live, thou shalt see after the third trumpet that the sun shall suddenly shine again in the night, and the moon thrice in the day:
2 Esdras 5:22
And my soul recovered the spirit of understanding, and I began to talk with the most High again,
2 Esdras 5:34
And I said, No, Lord: but of very grief have I spoken: for my reins pain me every hour, while I labour to comprehend the way of the most High, and to seek out part of his judgment.
2 Esdras 6:32
For thy voice is heard before the most High: for the Mighty hath seen thy righteous dealing, he hath seen also thy chastity, which thou hast had ever since thy youth.
2 Esdras 6:36
And in the eighth night was my heart vexed within me again, and I began to speak before the most High.
2 Esdras 7:23
And deceived themselves by their wicked deeds; and said of the most High, that he is not; and knew not his ways:
2 Esdras 7:33
And the most High shall appear upon the seat of judgment, and misery shall pass away, and the long suffering shall have an end:
2 Esdras 7:50
And that there is promised us an everlasting hope, whereas ourselves being most wicked are made vain?
2 Esdras 7:52
And that the glory of the most High is kept to defend them which have led a wary life, whereas we have walked in the most wicked ways of all?
2 Esdras 7:62
I answered then, and said, I know, Lord, that the most High is called merciful, in that he hath mercy upon them which are not yet come into the world,
2 Esdras 8:1
And he answered me, saying, The most High hath made this world for many, but the world to come for few.
2 Esdras 8:48
In this also thou art marvellous before the most High:
2 Esdras 8:56
For when they had taken liberty, they despised the most High, thought scorn of his law, and forsook his ways.
2 Esdras 9:4
Then shalt thou well understand, that the most High spake of those things from the days that were before thee, even from the beginning.
2 Esdras 9:28
And I opened my mouth, and began to talk before the most High, and said,
2 Esdras 10:50
For now the most High seeth that thou art grieved unfeignedly, and sufferest from thy whole heart for her, so hath he shewed thee the brightness of her glory, and the comeliness of her beauty:
2 Esdras 10:59
And so shall the Highest shew thee visions of the high things, which the most High will do unto them that dwell upon the earth in the last days. So I slept that night and another, like as he commanded me.
2 Esdras 12:23
In his last days shall the most High raise up three kingdoms, and renew many things therein, and they shall have the dominion of the earth,
2 Esdras 13:29
Behold, the days come, when the most High will begin to deliver them that are upon the earth.
2 Esdras 13:44
For the most High then shewed signs for them, and held still the flood, till they were passed over.
2 Esdras 13:57
Then went I forth into the field, giving praise and thanks greatly unto the most High because of his wonders which he did in time;
2 Esdras 14:15
And set aside the thoughts that are most heavy unto thee, and haste thee to flee from these times.
Tobit 1:4
And when I was in mine own country, in the land of Israel being but young, all the tribe of Nephthali my father fell from the house of Jerusalem, which was chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, that all the tribes should sacrifice there, where the temple of the habitation of the most High was consecrated and built for all ages.
Tobit 1:13
And the most High gave me grace and favour before Enemessar, so that I was his purveyor.
Tobit 4:11
For alms is a good gift unto all that give it in the sight of the most High.
Judith 4:7
Charging them to keep the passages of the hill country: for by them there was an entrance into Judea, and it was easy to stop them that would come up, because the passage was straight, for two men at the most.
Judith 13:18
Then said Ozias unto her, O daughter, blessed art thou of the most high God above all the women upon the earth; and blessed be the Lord God, which hath created the heavens and the earth, which hath directed thee to the cutting off of the head of the chief of our enemies.
Wisdom of Solomon 5:15
But the righteous live for evermore; their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the most High.
Wisdom of Solomon 7:23
Kind to man, steadfast, sure, free from care, having all power, overseeing all things, and going through all understanding, pure, and most subtil, spirits.
Wisdom of Solomon 12:4
Whom thou hatedst for doing most odious works of witchcrafts, and wicked sacrifices;
Wisdom of Solomon 13:19
And for gaining and getting, and for good success of his hands, asketh ability to do of him, that is most unable to do any thing.
Wisdom of Solomon 15:14
And all the enemies of thy people, that hold them in subjection, are most foolish, and are more miserable than very babes.
Wisdom of Solomon 15:18
Yea, they worshipped those beasts also that are most hateful: for being compared together, some are worse than others.
Wisdom of Solomon 16:17
For, which is most to be wondered at, the fire had more force in the water, that quencheth all things: for the world fighteth for the righteous.
Wisdom of Solomon 17:19
Or a terrible sound of stones cast down, or a running that could not be seen of skipping beasts, or a roaring voice of most savage wild beasts, or a rebounding echo from the hollow mountains; these things made them to swoon for fear.
Sirach 1:5
The word of God most high is the fountain of wisdom; and her ways are everlasting commandments.
Sirach 4:10
Be as a father unto the fatherless, and instead of an husband unto their mother: so shalt thou be as the son of the most High, and he shall love thee more than thy mother doth.
Sirach 7:9
Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.
Sirach 7:15
Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained.
Sirach 9:15
Let thy talk be with the wise, and all thy communication in the law of the most High.
Sirach 12:2
Do good to the godly man, and thou shalt find a recompence; and if not from him, yet from the most High.
Sirach 12:6
For the most High hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance unto the ungodly, and keepeth them against the mighty day of their punishment.
Sirach 16:21
It is a tempest which no man can see: for the most part of his works are hid.
Sirach 17:26
Turn again to the most High, and turn away from iniquity: for he will lead thee out of darkness into the light of health, and hate thou abomination vehemently.
Sirach 17:27
Who shall praise the most High in the grave, instead of them which live and give thanks?
Sirach 18:9
The number of a man's days at the most are an hundred years.
Sirach 19:17
Admonish thy neighbour before thou threaten him; and not being angry, give place to the law of the most High.
Sirach 19:24
He that hath small understanding, and feareth God, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High.
Sirach 23:18
A man that breaketh wedlock, saying thus in his heart, Who seeth me? I am compassed about with darkness, the walls cover me, and no body seeth me; what need I to fear? the most High will not remember my sins:
Sirach 23:19
Such a man only feareth the eyes of men, and knoweth not that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times brighter than the sun, beholding all the ways of men, and considering the most secret parts.
Sirach 23:23
For first, she hath disobeyed the law of the most High; and secondly, she hath trespassed against her own husband; and thirdly, she hath played the whore in adultery, and brought children by another man.
Sirach 24:2
In the congregation of the most High shall she open her mouth, and triumph before his power.
Sirach 24:3
I came out of the mouth of the most High, and covered the earth as a cloud.
Sirach 24:23
All these things are the book of the covenant of the most high God, even the law which Moses commanded for an heritage unto the congregations of Jacob.
Sirach 29:11
Lay up thy treasure according to the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold.
Sirach 33:15
So look upon all the works of the most High; and there are two and two, one against another.
Sirach 34:6
If they be not sent from the most High in thy visitation, set not thy heart upon them.
Sirach 34:19
The most High is not pleased with the offerings of the wicked; neither is he pacified for sin by the multitude of sacrifices.
Sirach 35:6
The offering of the righteous maketh the altar fat, and the sweet savour thereof is before the most High.
Sirach 35:10
Give unto the most High according as he hath enriched thee; and as thou hast gotten, give with a cheerful eye.
Sirach 35:17
The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds: and till it come nigh, he will not be comforted; and will not depart, till the most High shall behold to judge righteously, and execute judgment.
Sirach 37:15
And above all this pray to the most High, that he will direct thy way in truth.
Sirach 38:2
For of the most High cometh healing, and he shall receive honour of the king.
Sirach 39:1
But he that giveth his mind to the law of the most High, and is occupied in the meditation thereof, will seek out the wisdom of all the ancient, and be occupied in prophecies.
Sirach 39:5
He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and will pray before the most High, and will open his mouth in prayer, and make supplication for his sins.
Sirach 40:17
Bountifulness is as a most fruitful garden, and mercifulness endureth for ever.
Sirach 41:4
And why art thou against the pleasure of the most High? there is no inquisition in the grave, whether thou have lived ten, or an hundred, or a thousand years.
Sirach 41:8
Woe be unto you, ungodly men, which have forsaken the law of the most high God! for if ye increase, it shall be to your destruction:
Sirach 42:2
Of the law of the most High, and his covenant; and of judgment to justify the ungodly;
Sirach 43:2
The sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising a marvellous instrument, the work of the most High:
Sirach 43:12
It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the most High have bended it.
Sirach 44:20
Who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him: he established the covenant in his flesh; and when he was proved, he was found faithful.
Sirach 46:5
He called upon the most high Lord, when the enemies pressed upon him on every side; and the great Lord heard him.
Sirach 47:5
For he called upon the most high Lord; and he gave him strength in his right hand to slay that mighty warrior, and set up the horn of his people.
Sirach 47:8
In all his works he praised the Holy One most high with words of glory; with his whole heart he sung songs, and loved him that made him.
Sirach 48:5
Who didst raise up a dead man from death, and his soul from the place of the dead, by the word of the most High:
Sirach 49:4
All, except David and Ezekias and Josias, were defective: for they forsook the law of the most High, even the kings of Juda failed.
Sirach 50:7
As the sun shining upon the temple of the most High, and as the rainbow giving light in the bright clouds:
Sirach 50:14
And finishing the service at the altar, that he might adorn the offering of the most high Almighty,
Sirach 50:15
He stretched out his hand to the cup, and poured of the blood of the grape, he poured out at the foot of the altar a sweetsmelling savour unto the most high King of all.
Sirach 50:16
Then shouted the sons of Aaron, and sounded the silver trumpets, and made a great noise to be heard, for a remembrance before the most High.
Sirach 50:17
Then all the people together hasted, and fell down to the earth upon their faces to worship their Lord God Almighty, the most High.
Sirach 50:19
And the people besought the Lord, the most High, by prayer before him that is merciful, till the solemnity of the Lord was ended, and they had finished his service.
Sirach 50:21
And they bowed themselves down to worship the second time, that they might receive a blessing from the most High.
Additions to Esther 13:18
All Israel in like manner cried most earnestly unto the Lord, because their death was before their eyes.
Additions to Esther 16:15
But we find that the Jews, whom this wicked wretch hath delivered to utter destruction, are no evildoers, but live by most just laws:
Additions to Esther 16:16
And that they be children of the most high and most mighty, living God, who hath ordered the kingdom both unto us and to our progenitors in the most excellent manner.
Additions to Esther 16:24
Therefore every city and country whatsoever, which shall not do according to these things, shall be destroyed without mercy with fire and sword, and shall be made not only unpassable for men, but also most hateful to wild beasts and fowls for ever.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:24
The things wherein there is no breath are bought for a most high price.
Additions to Daniel 1:9
And thou didst deliver us into the hands of lawless enemies, most hateful forsakers of God, and to an unjust king, and the most wicked in all the world.
Prayer of Manassheh 1:1
O Lord, Almighty God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their righteous seed;
2 Maccabees 3:31
Then straightways certain of Heliodorus' friends prayed Onias, that he would call upon the most High to grant him his life, who lay ready to give up the ghost.
2 Maccabees 5:6
But Jason slew his own citizens without mercy, not considering that to get the day of them of his own nation would be a most unhappy day for him; but thinking they had been his enemies, and not his countrymen, whom he conquered.
2 Maccabees 5:15
Yet was he not content with this, but presumed to go into the most holy temple of all the world; Menelans, that traitor to the laws, and to his own country, being his guide:
2 Maccabees 6:11
And others, that had run together into caves near by, to keep the sabbath day secretly, being discovered by Philip, were all burnt together, because they made a conscience to help themselves for the honour of the most sacred day.
2 Maccabees 6:23
But he began to consider discreetly, and as became his age, and the excellency of his ancient years, and the honour of his gray head, whereon was come, and his most honest education from a child, or rather the holy law made and given by God: therefore he answered accordingly, and willed them straightways to send him to the grave.
2 Maccabees 7:34
But thou, O godless man, and of all other most wicked, be not lifted up without a cause, nor puffed up with uncertain hopes, lifting up thy hand against the servants of God:
2 Maccabees 8:6
Therefore he came at unawares, and burnt up towns and cities, and got into his hands the most commodious places, and overcame and put to flight no small number of his enemies.
2 Maccabees 8:24
And by the help of the Almighty they slew above nine thousand of their enemies, and wounded and maimed the most part of Nicanor's host, and so put all to flight;
2 Maccabees 8:34
As for that most ungracious Nicanor, who had brought a thousand merchants to buy the Jews,
2 Maccabees 9:6
And that most justly: for he had tormented other men's bowels with many and strange torments.
2 Maccabees 9:28
Thus the murderer and blasphemer having suffered most grievously, as he entreated other men, so died he a miserable death in a strange country in the mountains.
2 Maccabees 10:15
And therewithall the Idumeans, having gotten into their hands the most commodious holds, kept the Jews occupied, and receiving those that were banished from Jerusalem, they went about to nourish war.
2 Maccabees 11:9
Then they praised the merciful God all together, and took heart, insomuch that they were ready not only to fight with men, but with most cruel beasts, and to pierce through walls of iron.
2 Maccabees 13:7
Such a death it happened that wicked man to die, not having so much as burial in the earth; and that most justly:
2 Maccabees 13:15
And having given the watchword to them that were about him, Victory is of God; with the most valiant and choice young men he went in into the king's tent by night, and slew in the camp about four thousand men, and the chiefest of the elephants, with all that were upon him.
2 Maccabees 14:27
Then the king being in a rage, and provoked with the accusations of the most wicked man, wrote to Nicanor, signifying that he was much displeased with the covenants, and commanding him that he should send Maccabeus prisoner in all haste unto Antioch.
2 Maccabees 15:3
Then the most ungracious wretch demanded, if there were a Mighty one in heaven, that had commanded the sabbath day to be kept.
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