And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsAnd every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
Numbers
Law / MosesIf we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesTherefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsPelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
Genesis
LawIt was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesHave mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersLo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
Exodus
LawLittle children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
John
Gospels / JohnNow both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
Exodus
Law / MosesFor that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
Deuteronomy
LawThey shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;
Leviticus
Law / MosesSo Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
Psalms
PoetryThen Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?