And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAs snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Proverbs
WisdomSo Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
Esther
History / MordecaiIn that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahIf this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
John
Gospels / JohnBut Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.
Acts
HistoryWhen the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest;
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
Genesis
Law / MosesO vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahPaul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
2 Chronicles
HistoryFor, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
Psalms
PoetryThen came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
Acts
HistoryAnd it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelOnly the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD'S.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBecause the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.
Joshua
HistorySaid he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.