But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersOf the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
Ezra
HistoryOf the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:
Numbers
LawAnd the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
Numbers
LawTurn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThat which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThough ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
Deuteronomy
LawThe Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Judges
History / SamuelTruly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThey that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThen did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
1 Kings
HistoryFor thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHer feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.
Exodus
LawIn that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAll therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.