And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
Psalms
PoetrySo he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
2 Kings
HistoryWhen thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:
Deuteronomy
LawUpon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psalms
PoetryAnd my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
Nehemiah
HistoryIn that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAgain, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielNot every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewCome, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Proverbs
Wisdom / Solomon(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterBut, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Jude
General Epistles / JudeNow the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWhile the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonHe cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsGod hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
Job
WisdomAnd, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
Genesis
LawAnd the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of their's, and speak thou good.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThen said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
John
GospelsAnd saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.
Obadiah
Minor Prophets / ObadiahAnd they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
Mark
GospelsThen said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.