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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
Luke
Gospels / LukeNot forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahLet another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
Acts
HistoryThen said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
Amos
Minor ProphetsBut thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
Genesis
Law / MosesMy lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus
LawBut let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAs for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAt the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;