Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesAnd after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
Acts
History / LukeBut ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
Job
WisdomAnd Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
Esther
History / MordecaiThen Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThey have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus
LawNevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.
1 Kings
HistoryHumble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
1 Peter
General EpistlesAnd Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
Genesis
LawHowbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanGet you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Genesis
LawAs Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,