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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
Leviticus
LawAnd Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesOr saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesNot to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
Mark
Gospels / MarkBut when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
Acts
HistoryJesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
Mark
Gospels / MarkI have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAll nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTake you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
Joshua
HistoryWoe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsLet the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesThou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
Job
WisdomAnd lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewWhat is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
Job
Wisdom / JobMany, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Psalms
PoetryWho serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
Hebrews
General EpistlesI tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.