But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanForsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBut as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAs it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAs the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.
1 Samuel
HistoryTo all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
Genesis
LawAnd Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,
1 Chronicles
HistoryThou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Genesis
LawThere is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonHow long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs
WisdomAnd if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHe shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
Numbers
LawAnd on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.