But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
Luke
GospelsAnd it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.
Joshua
HistoryThen came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
Acts
History / LukeAnd the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahOne man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesMy mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
Mark
GospelsGather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
Psalms
PoetryAnd it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.
Exodus
Law / MosesWherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:
Deuteronomy
LawMoreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahHe chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
Mark
Gospels / MarkBut if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewTake heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
Revelation
ApocalypticA prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsAnd the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying,
2 Kings
HistoryFor the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.