And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.
Exodus
LawA man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonTurn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
Job
Wisdom / JobSo will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBehold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahTherefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
1 Chronicles
HistoryOthers said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
Mark
GospelsAnd knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.
Numbers
Law / MosesI have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
Joshua
History / JoshuaPoverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Proverbs
WisdomWhy then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsTherefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAs for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:
Leviticus
LawHowbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesSay unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonMy soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.