As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
Leviticus
LawAnd the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.
Ezra
History / EzraFor in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
Matthew
GospelsAnd they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
Numbers
LawI will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
Psalms
PoetryJesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Mark
GospelsLord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God?
2 Chronicles
History / EzraNow the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesTake ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
Mark
GospelsShall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
Job
WisdomAnd it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
Joshua
HistoryAnd the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
Luke
GospelsBut a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownNow Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.
Luke
GospelsDeal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
Psalms
PoetryThou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.