These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.
Leviticus
LawAnd it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?
Judges
HistoryO LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
Ezra
History / EzraNow the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.
John
GospelsThe daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.
Numbers
Law / MosesThey soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHumble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
James
General Epistles / JamesIf thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
Job
Wisdom / JobJudges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
Deuteronomy
LawThe king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
Joshua
History / JoshuaThe altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThe hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
Luke
GospelsBut Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
Luke
GospelsFor he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.
1 Kings
HistoryAll these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
Matthew
GospelsFor the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWhoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThat they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
Joshua
HistoryAnd saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
Luke
Gospels / LukeJesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Luke
GospelsAnd both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.