Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
Psalms
PoetryHe delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersYe have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
Mark
GospelsThe sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
Genesis
LawBlessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBehold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
1 Kings
HistoryO God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
Luke
GospelsTo him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterFor God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Matthew
GospelsAnd he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAm I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
Acts
History / LukeAnd the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNow when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewLet every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.