But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Genesis
Law / MosesBeware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielNow when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
Luke
GospelsThe trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!
1 Kings
History / JeremiahWhen it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonGod hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Psalms
PoetryMoreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahNow Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
1 Samuel
HistoryUpon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
Job
Wisdom / JobWhiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Acts
History / LukeIt is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesIn the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBut there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.
2 Chronicles
HistoryI lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThere was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Luke
GospelsLachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: