If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
Judges
History / SamuelPut away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Proverbs
WisdomHim that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
Revelation
ApocalypticNotwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
Genesis
LawAnd I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsIs it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Matthew
GospelsTherefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
John
Gospels / JohnI am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsIf I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
Genesis
Law / MosesA scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Exodus
LawAnd the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
Luke
GospelsFor they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaGiving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
John
Gospels / JohnWherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThey that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
Psalms
PoetryThus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.