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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Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThat sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThe border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.
Joshua
HistoryPraise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Psalms
PoetryO LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThe gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus
Law / MosesNotwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBut now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:
Job
Wisdom / JobThe word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsEvery purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:
Numbers
Law / MosesTherefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulHe that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the LORD hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.
2 Chronicles
HistoryIn whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulDo not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
Leviticus
LawWho hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThe word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.