The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
Ruth
History / SamuelAnd I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
Judges
History / SamuelFor he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.
Genesis
LawIf the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThe mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBehold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
Acts
History / LukeThen shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThey shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
John
GospelsAnd this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar.
Leviticus
Law / MosesYour lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
Joshua
HistoryYe that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosEither how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
Genesis
LawAnd the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
2 Samuel
HistoryLet not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Psalms
PoetryBut we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.