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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonYet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsMoreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
2 Peter
General EpistlesSpeak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.
Numbers
LawFor as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
John
GospelsAnd to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
Acts
History / LukeI was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
Luke
GospelsAnd they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd thou shalt make ouches of gold;
Exodus
Law / MosesThen they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.
John
GospelsOf the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD an heave offering in your generations.
Numbers
Law / MosesSurely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
Ruth
HistoryThen Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
Acts
HistoryShe put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.