And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
Judges
HistoryThen king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahFor we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
John
GospelsAnd that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
Luke
Gospels / LukeTeach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Mark
GospelsHe shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
Psalms
PoetryBeloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
3 John
General Epistles / JohnFor shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThat Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,
Deuteronomy
LawAnd whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Proverbs
WisdomFor ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?
Deuteronomy
LawFor this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumWho smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
Psalms
PoetryAnd all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
Luke
GospelsHe took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThat the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.
Judges
History / SamuelBut thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.