The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luke
GospelsThus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThey shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
2 Chronicles
HistoryJehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBy stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
Acts
History / LukeSon of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
John
GospelsAnd Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
Genesis
LawWhose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
Genesis
Law / MosesSaying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHe hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsNeither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsSerug, Nahor, Terah,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBut he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus
LawI am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Psalms
PoetrySo the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahNow therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.