Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
Judges
HistoryIn God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThey have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersYet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
Genesis
LawAnd all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThough the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
Job
WisdomWhosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
1 John
General EpistlesFor Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThen came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewSimeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBut when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonNow therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:
Ezra
History / EzraAnd Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
Genesis
LawAnd he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThen the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
Exodus
Law / MosesAgainst whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWho changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;