But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
Exodus
LawAnd Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewJoab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
2 Samuel
HistoryVex the Midianites, and smite them:
Numbers
LawBut that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
Acts
History / LukeSay ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
Genesis
LawBehold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
Exodus
LawThese two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
Genesis
Law / MosesThen drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
Luke
GospelsAnd when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
Judges
HistoryAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
Law / MosesThe fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
Acts
HistoryAnd there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.