Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
Luke
GospelsTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBecause Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
Isaiah
Major ProphetsNeither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
Luke
GospelsWill ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
Job
WisdomAnd he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
Judges
History / SamuelMy son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
Proverbs
WisdomHe answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
Exodus
LawAnd Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
Numbers
Law / MosesThe God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
Acts
HistoryThese things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
John
Gospels / JohnNow God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:
Joshua
HistoryArtaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
2 Samuel
HistoryIt may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.