And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahArise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsNow Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThen he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
Judges
HistoryThus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHonour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesAnd every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
1 John
General EpistlesThus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielA time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThe sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFor I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
Exodus
LawShall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukAnd the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
Deuteronomy
LawThou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
Judges
HistoryAnd if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
Nehemiah
HistoryBut woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.