And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
Psalms
PoetryAnd the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
Mark
GospelsNeither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahMy soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Psalms
PoetryThen Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraUnto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahOnly Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
Ezra
History / EzraYe judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
John
GospelsAnd Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
Luke
GospelsAnd he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielFor they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
Numbers
LawIron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
Acts
HistoryAnd Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
1 Samuel
HistoryYe shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.