Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsTherefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
John
GospelsMachnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Ezra
History / EzraTherefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsMy knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.
Psalms
PoetryThe beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaWho is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesFor thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWhether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulEnter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
Leviticus
LawWhich bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.
1 Samuel
HistoryThese things command and teach.
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulJesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
John
GospelsThe tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.