Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAll they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersGive ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
Judges
History / SamuelThen said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Joshua
History / JoshuaBut let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesIf ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
1 Peter
General EpistlesAnd Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
Exodus
LawJesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabniah.
Nehemiah
HistoryFor when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Genesis
Law / MosesWrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Proverbs
WisdomThou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBehold, your house is left unto you desolate.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewSpeak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.
Leviticus
Law / MosesFor ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulIn any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesNow in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.