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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
Revelation
ApocalypticThen was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNot every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew
GospelsThe Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
Ezra
History / EzraBlessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.
2 Samuel
HistoryWine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonPaul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesThen Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWhosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
Exodus
LawAnd he left all, rose up, and followed him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
John
Gospels / JohnBecause the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
Judges
HistoryAnd that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
Luke
GospelsAnd I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanIn the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.