And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWhat profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThen they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
Malachi
Minor Prophets / MalachiBut I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Genesis
Law / MosesA friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThat thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
Proverbs
WisdomHe that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
Luke
Gospels / LukeEvery valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
Luke
GospelsBut the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahFor the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they returned from searching of the land after forty days.
Numbers
Law / MosesTo give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luke
GospelsAnd sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
Acts
History / LukeAnd it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThere is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
Proverbs
WisdomWhose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
1 Peter
General EpistlesFor it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.
Job
WisdomAnd that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments.
Nehemiah
HistoryWhoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
Psalms
PoetryAnd enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,