And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Luke
Gospels / LukeBehold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
1 John
General Epistles / JohnAgain the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
Malachi
Minor Prophets / MalachiThen shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahKnowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesWhereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterYea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsMy righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Job
WisdomAnd he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus
LawAnd he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
Genesis
LawIt came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFurthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThere were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAll the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonWith him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
Job
WisdomHe esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
Job
WisdomThen shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.