And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Joshua
HistoryAs I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielI will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsNow it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThis is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
Numbers
Law / MosesLet us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
Exodus
LawWhoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
Psalms
PoetryNicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
John
Gospels / JohnGo and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanGo up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:
2 Kings
HistoryBehold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnBut what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Acts
History / LukeAnd God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
Ezra
HistoryBut the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewLet the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraSet up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.