And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.
2 Kings
HistoryI will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonBut as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Revelation
ApocalypticHappy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Psalms
PoetryFor the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonWherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomFor, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.
Deuteronomy
LawTake ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;
Numbers
LawThey are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThen shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanOh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Psalms
Poetry / David and others(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
Luke
GospelsMercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersShew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
Exodus
LawAnd brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
Matthew
GospelsHe said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?