He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahIn like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahFor if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnAnd all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraTherefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
Numbers
LawAnd Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
1 Samuel
HistoryThat the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahExalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonA day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelSigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
Genesis
LawFor by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Proverbs
WisdomHe shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
Job
WisdomAnd she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
Genesis
LawThen Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
Exodus
LawMy harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.