Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd in the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielIf thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?
Deuteronomy
LawFor day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
Joshua
History / JoshuaNevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.
Deuteronomy
LawThus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
Luke
Gospels / LukeHe mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
Job
WisdomBehold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:
Numbers
Law / MosesThe wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesYea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?