As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
Psalms
PoetryHast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
Genesis
LawThe Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
John
GospelsFor thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThey smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBe not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
Ezra
HistoryFor the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men.
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
John
Gospels / JohnTherefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.
Acts
History / LukeThat say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSpeak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.
Leviticus
LawFor I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.
Job
Wisdom / JobWithin two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD'S house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.