Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not your's, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
Exodus
LawBut Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.
2 Kings
HistoryMake thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
Micah
Minor ProphetsBut Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
Joshua
HistoryTo appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAs for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Genesis
LawThe desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Acts
HistoryAnd Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielLet them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownThe children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,
Ezra
History / EzraAnd the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.