For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
John
Gospels / JohnThey are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
Job
WisdomHow he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
Matthew
GospelsA wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonA several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs;
Numbers
LawFor it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
2 Peter
General EpistlesNow after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
Acts
History / LukeThe Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
Amos
Minor ProphetsFor thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el:
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
Numbers
LawNow the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings
HistoryAnd when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
Acts
History / LukeBehold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewI hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
Acts
HistoryAnd he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnBehold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
1 Chronicles
HistorySaying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
Matthew
GospelsAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahThen Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.