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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesTheir land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahShechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Nehemiah
HistorySon of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
Mark
GospelsButter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Numbers
Law / MosesThe sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraIf thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
Deuteronomy
LawOur fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
Psalms
PoetryBut the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahYea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Job
WisdomBehold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Psalms
PoetryLo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
Acts
History / LukeIf ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,
Judges
History / SamuelLift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.