No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Acts
History / LukeThen said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanO that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.
Judges
HistoryFor they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
Psalms
PoetryThen said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
John
Gospels / JohnThe son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraOf the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
Acts
History / LukeAgain, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
Numbers
Law / MosesThey shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBut with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
Joshua
History / JoshuaThen said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
Luke
Gospels / LukeSpeak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation.
Leviticus
LawAmariah, Malluch, Hattush,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThen all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Leviticus
Law / MosesWho, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.