It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
Genesis
LawThese all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
2 Samuel
HistoryWoe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsLet them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersA false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
Proverbs
WisdomI have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsO God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWhen thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesJudah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHis offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
Numbers
Law / MosesLord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMy righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
Exodus
LawAnd all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers
LawAnd Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewSurely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
Job
WisdomAnd by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.