And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
James
General Epistles / JamesAnd he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraGod hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
Job
WisdomAnd all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
Exodus
LawWhat shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulWhereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraServing the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
Acts
History / LukeThe LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.
Ezra
HistoryFor thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesIn the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
Exodus
LawWhereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
2 Samuel
HistoryBut I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBut he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.