That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Genesis
LawAnd it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsBehold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.
Deuteronomy
LawBut my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThere are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
Psalms
PoetryThough he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
Job
WisdomAnd he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraYea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukAnd these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
Mark
GospelsAnd he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Mark
GospelsFor he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsStay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
Luke
GospelsNow the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
Obadiah
Minor Prophets / ObadiahI will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,