But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesFor all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
Genesis
LawConcerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.
1 Chronicles
HistorySet me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonThe lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
Nehemiah
HistoryHe saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBe ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
James
General EpistlesFor there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
Psalms
PoetryAnd what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.
Numbers
LawEbed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
Mark
Gospels / MarkMoreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Matthew
GospelsAnd then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
Mark
GospelsAnd when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahNow they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.
Numbers
LawFor all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is our's, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
Luke
GospelsAnd one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
2 Kings
HistoryThe earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
Job
WisdomAnd he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus
LawAnd they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.
Numbers
LawIs Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?