And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
Psalms
PoetryBut the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
Deuteronomy
LawI am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
Ruth
HistoryAnd thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
Exodus
LawBut ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersIf one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWho is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiBut the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielSon of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
Mark
GospelsAnd Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahIt is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
Psalms
PoetryFor if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulNow set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.