As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesAnd their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
Luke
Gospels / LukeSo all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
Matthew
GospelsThine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
John
Gospels / JohnAnd certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
Acts
HistoryThey draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
Psalms
PoetryAnd there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
Joshua
HistoryAnd, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
Genesis
LawYea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.
Leviticus
Law / MosesIn the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
2 Kings
HistoryLORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
Psalms
PoetryO LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;
Leviticus
Law / MosesRejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNow therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThe nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,
1 Chronicles
HistoryNow there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.