He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
2 Samuel
HistoryThe fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesNow these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
Exodus
LawNow ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
Judges
HistoryDraw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
James
General Epistles / JamesAnd they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
2 Kings
HistoryFor it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownFor many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Matthew
GospelsNow therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:
Judges
History / SamuelMany are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Psalms
PoetryBut after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
Acts
History / LukeSo the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
Matthew
GospelsO that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Deuteronomy
LawWherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahNow the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsMicha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus
Law / MosesFor it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.