Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
Acts
History / LukeAnd the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
1 Chronicles
HistoryI made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
Psalms
PoetryHe said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
Acts
HistoryAnd his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:
Exodus
LawAnd God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraIs the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiObserve and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Genesis
LawPour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Job
WisdomAnd when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonIn that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
Matthew
GospelsAnd upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,