Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Genesis
Law / MosesNeither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsMoreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulTherefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahThen the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThere went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
Psalms
PoetryUnto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
2 Kings
HistoryWhen Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;
Exodus
LawAnd their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
Luke
GospelsAnd David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Beth-lehem.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWhen he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Psalms
PoetryHow is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
Matthew
GospelsFor we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesIf ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
Judges
HistoryMy heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
Psalms
PoetryI will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
Numbers
Law / MosesBehold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThat in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
Luke
GospelsTurn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;