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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And 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
History / SamuelAnd let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
Esther
History / MordecaiIf any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark
GospelsAnd Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
Judges
HistoryAnd Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Genesis
Law / MosesBehold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
Job
WisdomAnd he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?
Judges
HistoryI have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
John
Gospels / JohnBut they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
Luke
GospelsAnd Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahIt is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsOf the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:
Numbers
Law / MosesSo she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
2 Kings
History / JeremiahMy wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersShe obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsWith thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: