And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
Hebrews
General EpistlesYe shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Exodus
LawAnd again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulI have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
John
Gospels / JohnGod shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
Psalms
PoetrySome of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
Matthew
GospelsFor the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Psalms
PoetryI thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesIt came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsTo whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewA man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielMeraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:
1 Kings
HistoryAnd now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
Numbers
LawAnd Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy: