Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
Proverbs
WisdomThe words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThen they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
Genesis
Law / MosesLet his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
Daniel
Major ProphetsThen the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
1 Kings
HistoryAt the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
Ezra
HistoryThat thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsUnto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.
Genesis
LawAnd I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesNow when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)
Numbers
LawGather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsNeither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesBreak their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
Psalms
PoetryJesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
John
GospelsWith my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.