But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Acts
HistoryAt that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
1 Samuel
HistoryLet not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
Genesis
LawCasting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
1 Peter
General EpistlesThen said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.
Numbers
LawAnd what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
Mark
Gospels / MarkHear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
Revelation
ApocalypticThat our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
Psalms
PoetryAnd these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
Deuteronomy
LawWhen they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
John
GospelsJesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?
John
Gospels / JohnWherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesNevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.
2 Kings
HistoryBut Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.