And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsThough ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
Amos
Minor ProphetsThe LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
Psalms
PoetryI have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesWho is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Micah
Minor ProphetsEdom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThere are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
Acts
HistoryAnd Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
Numbers
Law / MosesTherefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBy whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesI have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
John
GospelsAnd the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is our's, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
1 Kings
HistoryBut ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
Luke
GospelsLet thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersShe will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Proverbs
WisdomI will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?