And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Deuteronomy
LawAll thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
Judges
History / SamuelSuffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonNow when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
Acts
HistoryI have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewMy son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
Genesis
LawAnd the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraSay unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
Genesis
Law / MosesWhoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraTherefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
1 Samuel
HistorySeest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
Acts
HistoryBut we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;