But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulSing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
Acts
HistoryThus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAll the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
Matthew
GospelsFor the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you:
Numbers
LawWhen the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Job
WisdomSimeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
Acts
HistoryAs yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.
Joshua
HistoryAnd Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
Exodus
LawAnd the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
Judges
History / SamuelMany are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersConcerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThat no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
Luke
GospelsHear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Job
WisdomAnd the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.