And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.
Mark
GospelsFor all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
Exodus
LawAnd out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraIn God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersPilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
Luke
GospelsThus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFor I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAin, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
Joshua
History / JoshuaBut what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThey remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhat then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
Genesis
LawThat thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnFor on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?
Genesis
LawAnd he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.