Genesis 21:10-12

10So she said to Abraham, a“Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.” 11And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son. 12But God said to Abraham, “Be not displeased because of the boy and because of your slave woman. Whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for bthrough Isaac shall your offspring be named.

Exodus 18:18

18You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. cYou are not able to do it alone.

1 Samuel 8:6-7

6But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord. 7And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, dfor they have not rejected you, ebut they have rejected me from being king over them.

1 Samuel 8:22

22And the Lord said to Samuel, fObey their voice and make them a king.” Samuel then said to the men of Israel, “Go every man to his city.”

Acts 15:2

2And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and gdebate with them, Paul and Barnabas and hsome of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to ithe apostles and the elders about this question.

Galatians 2:2

2I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those jwho seemed influential) the gospel that kI proclaim among the Gentiles, lin order to make sure I was not running or had not mrun in vain.
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