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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
Numbers
LawChoosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
1 Chronicles
HistoryHowbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanOur skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulHear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
Matthew
GospelsRest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.
Numbers
LawShall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukEvery thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.
Numbers
LawAnd Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.
Judges
HistoryBut now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Job
Wisdom / JobI smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
Haggai
Minor ProphetsI came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Luke
GospelsAs we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryAnd if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
Leviticus
Law / MosesHe that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.