But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThen all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?
Exodus
LawBeareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesWhen the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
Matthew
GospelsThe crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonWhat shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThe discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:
Exodus
LawThe gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
Joshua
HistoryAnd when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
Mark
GospelsBut ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
Genesis
LawThy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThat it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
2 Chronicles
HistoryIn what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.