And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
Ezra
HistorySing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
Genesis
LawThe people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
John
GospelsAnd the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBecause thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Psalms
PoetryWhen Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
2 Samuel
HistoryI will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhen Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
Matthew
GospelsRejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsThat the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:
Numbers
Law / MosesI opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
Psalms
PoetryThen said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelOr what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Luke
Gospels / LukeSo he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
1 Samuel
HistoryLet me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
Mark
Gospels(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
John
GospelsThe children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahTherefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.