Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThey answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
Genesis
LawFor thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
Job
WisdomAnd the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.
Luke
GospelsIn that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahNevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Numbers
Law / MosesFor all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
Acts
HistoryBehold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesIt was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnswer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Proverbs
WisdomWherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
Micah
Minor ProphetsAt that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
Joshua
History / JoshuaThese six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
Genesis
LawAnd, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWhich justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: