As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
Numbers
LawI am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
Job
WisdomBut if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
Exodus
Law / MosesFor now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumNow when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
Exodus
LawMy flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
Job
Wisdom / JobHe spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
Psalms
PoetryAnd thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
Luke
GospelsBut a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
Titus
Pauline EpistlesAnd he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
Acts
History / LukeWhich was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
Judges
HistoryAnd Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownIf those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWhy is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsConsider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonWe will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.
Psalms
PoetryHe shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.