And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;
Judges
History / SamuelAnd they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulTruth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;
Exodus
LawBut from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
Mark
Gospels / MarkIn this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
1 John
General EpistlesThen Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.
Judges
HistoryAfter them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis
LawIt was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:
Numbers
Law / MosesThey answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
John
GospelsAnd the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
Mark
Gospels / MarkWhat man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
Job
WisdomAnd their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahNow when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
Luke
Gospels / LukeEven so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesBut that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
Luke
GospelsAnd it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.