And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Exodus
LawThen hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraDeclare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSimon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
Luke
GospelsAnd it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
Ruth
History / SamuelAs an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielDoth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
John
Gospels / JohnI have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWho now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
Genesis
LawMy people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
Acts
HistoryAlso he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
2 Chronicles
HistoryFor they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesA man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Luke
GospelsMultitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.