And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsThe LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThey bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThese are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
Acts
HistoryBecause they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAs at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahEvery tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
Mark
GospelsAnd love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
Matthew
GospelsAnd that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
Mark
GospelsTo cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
Job
Wisdom / JobThe wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonYet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
1 Kings
HistoryJesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
Matthew
GospelsFor he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
Ezra
History / EzraTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.