This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.
Exodus
LawBut when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewWhereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThese two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsTherefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahVerily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewConcerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
2 Chronicles
History / EzraIf they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
Psalms
PoetryWhich some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulArt thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
Law / MosesTake ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd they removed from Bene-jaakan, and encamped at Hor-hagidgad.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
Genesis
LawThe beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
Mark
GospelsAnd the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings
HistoryThe LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;