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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Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua
HistoryI saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.
1 Samuel
HistoryOne woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
Revelation
ApocalypticSave Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.
Numbers
Law / MosesAn ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBut Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHe that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
Proverbs
WisdomSet a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSo that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
Acts
History / LukeTherefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulNow therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;
1 Samuel
HistoryBut when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewShe weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsThe people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahTherefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
Acts
History / LukeFor the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
Job
WisdomPraise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Mark
Gospels / MarkI beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.