Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
Ruth
History / SamuelShould we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
Ezra
History / EzraFor we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesZion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsHe saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
Matthew
GospelsAnd God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis
LawAnd he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
Judges
HistoryAnd I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesA brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWhoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
Matthew
GospelsFor though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesOr else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAgainst whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
Acts
HistoryFor he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
Mark
GospelsWhich holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
Psalms
PoetrySo the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.