No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
Job
Wisdom / JobAs unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulTake the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.
Numbers
Law / MosesThou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)
Exodus
Law / MosesThen stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
Ezra
HistoryAnd they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
Leviticus
LawHe made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the sons of Pallu; Eliab.
Numbers
Law / MosesWhich devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWho maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
Psalms
PoetryAs he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Proverbs
WisdomSo the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
Judges
HistoryAnd when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
Acts
HistoryAnd called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
Acts
History / LukeIf he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
Job
Wisdom / JobBut some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWoe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsForbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielI had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:
3 John
General EpistlesAs for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Psalms
PoetryThe workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.