Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsJesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
John
GospelsAnd as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
Luke
GospelsAnd they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.
Mark
GospelsBaldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBetter is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
Genesis
LawGive glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsOver against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
Exodus
LawWill God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Job
WisdomFor thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Numbers
Law / MosesYet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
Joshua
HistoryO LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.
2 Chronicles
HistoryMoreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBut Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Acts
History / LukeBut I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.