He must increase, but I must decrease.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWe certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
Ezra
History / EzraWhen the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
Acts
History / LukeBehold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesLet burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
Psalms
PoetryWhat man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
Luke
GospelsO thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahYet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
Exodus
Law / MosesEndeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
Nehemiah
HistoryConfidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonWhich when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
Acts
HistoryThat thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
Exodus
LawAre not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
Job
WisdomHe said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.