Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAccording to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelHe turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not your's.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
Numbers
Law / MosesJesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
2 Kings
HistoryTake heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
1 Chronicles
HistoryNow the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Matthew
GospelsAnd God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis
LawLet us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
2 Samuel
HistoryFor your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulNevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
2 Peter
General EpistlesHe teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
2 Samuel
HistoryLet people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThat which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelEven they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsShe layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonHe stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.