When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonWhatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
Ezra
History / EzraAnd upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahTherefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
Job
WisdomAnd I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.
Mark
GospelsAnd Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBut when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
Acts
History / LukeTherefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
1 Samuel
HistoryNow it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
Esther
HistoryAnd when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
Esther
HistoryMy soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
Psalms
PoetryBreak forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThese are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
Exodus
Law / MosesNo, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
Luke
GospelsWilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.
Judges
HistoryHis parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
John
GospelsBut he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.