And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWe have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
Nehemiah
HistoryThou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Exodus
LawThe oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
Genesis
LawThere brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.
Exodus
Law / MosesHide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
Job
WisdomAnd it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewRemember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahTherefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsI will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
Luke
Gospels / LukeSon of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielShall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThe LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
Amos
Minor ProphetsA sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass.
2 Chronicles
HistoryNow when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,