And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
John
GospelsAnd the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
Exodus
Law / MosesThy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesOf the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThis is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
Mark
GospelsBut if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
Acts
History / LukeIt is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnIn that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.
Judges
HistoryThe LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
Acts
HistoryThat they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
Proverbs
WisdomAsk thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
1 Samuel
HistoryHath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownThe word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahA man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,