And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
1 Chronicles
HistoryGo, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
Judges
HistoryWhen I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
Nehemiah
HistoryFor where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew
GospelsThou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
Genesis
LawSaying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Luke
GospelsBut if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
Daniel
Major ProphetsI have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesNow as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
Judges
HistoryAfterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielHe hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
Judges
History / SamuelWho teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
1 Samuel
HistoryMy strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.