Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
Titus
Pauline EpistlesAnd thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesRejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
Exodus
Law / MosesFor yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
Leviticus
Law / MosesOur bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
Psalms
PoetryAnd at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahFor unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luke
GospelsIf his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
Leviticus
LawDay and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWe have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonNow therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
Genesis
Law / MosesLet it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
1 Peter
General EpistlesThen answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahBut one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Luke
Gospels / LukeMoreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
Deuteronomy
LawForbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulNow faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.