And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
Exodus
Law / MosesIt shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Luke
Gospels / LukeBefore the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there four whole months.
Judges
History / SamuelBut when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
Mark
GospelsNay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesAt that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesIf any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Luke
Gospels / LukeIn whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanHe stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
Job
Wisdom / JobTherefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.