He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Genesis
LawAnd Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
Joshua
History / JoshuaTherefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
Luke
GospelsAnd thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesFor I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBut Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
Exodus
LawBut thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
Judges
HistoryVerily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.
Judges
HistoryOn that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThen all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
Judges
HistoryThat there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
Luke
Gospels / LukeBehold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsO LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFor he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
James
General Epistles / JamesThen he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAs with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?