Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsPelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAt the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahTo the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
Judges
History / SamuelDan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
Genesis
LawNor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulI will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.
1 Samuel
HistoryHe gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
Psalms
PoetryLet my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Acts
HistoryAnd ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
Mark
GospelsIs the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesMoreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBut thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.