But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
Psalms
PoetryAnd 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 / MarkShe is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Genesis
LawThe virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.
Amos
Minor ProphetsWherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.
Deuteronomy
LawBehold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersIf those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsTake therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThis poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd 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.
Genesis
Law / MosesWherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesFor as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
Deuteronomy
LawIs this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
1 Kings
HistoryOf Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahRemembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.