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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A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
Leviticus
LawHe answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThe children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.
Nehemiah
HistoryHe that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
Matthew
GospelsAnd he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
Matthew
GospelsIn my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
Psalms
PoetryFor the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
John
GospelsNevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
Esther
HistoryGod is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.
Ezra
History / EzraWhen thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.
Deuteronomy
LawIsrael is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFor there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersOf the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Numbers
Law / MosesThey saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
Psalms
PoetryThe man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
Matthew
GospelsAnd they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
Judges
HistoryAnd if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.