But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
1 Peter
General EpistlesSo shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
Exodus
Law / MosesCursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesTo bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
Psalms
PoetryThe aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
Titus
Pauline EpistlesThe nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Leviticus
LawTherefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
Mark
GospelsAnd other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke
Gospels / LukeNeither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
Acts
History / LukeFor if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
Acts
History / LukeSo David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Luke
GospelsAnd the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
Exodus
Law / MosesDraw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumNow when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFor the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBecause he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersEat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonOf Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,