Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThat prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
2 Chronicles
HistoryFor, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHonour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
Acts
History / LukeBehold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.
John
GospelsAnd all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraLet the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
Psalms
PoetryHe went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)
Judges
History / SamuelKnow ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Psalms
PoetryNot as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulMy soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
Psalms
PoetryThen all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.
2 Samuel
HistoryEven as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBecause of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
Numbers
LawAnd thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.