And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
LawIt is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Numbers
Law / MosesWhose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Matthew
GospelsAnd if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
John
Gospels / JohnI cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.
Job
WisdomThem take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
Acts
HistoryAnd it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
Joshua
HistoryDestruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
Job
WisdomAnd one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersIs not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThe sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsWherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
Acts
History / LukePaul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThe eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.