Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesThen Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
John
GospelsFor the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
Judges
History / SamuelThese were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
Matthew
GospelsMoreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.
2 Kings
HistoryHis ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
Psalms
PoetryEvery one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD.
Exodus
LawAnd the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
Leviticus
LawKnown unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
Acts
HistoryAlso to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWe accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
Acts
History / LukeIn those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAs I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.