He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
Luke
GospelsSharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Psalms
PoetryEvil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAs when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
Deuteronomy
LawFor since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThey come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahSo Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.
Numbers
Law / MosesFolly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThe steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Job
WisdomAnd all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.
Ezra
HistoryGird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Job
WisdomHe that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAlso they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
Mark
Gospels / MarkBehold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
Mark
Gospels / MarkWhom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
1 Peter
General EpistlesOf Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.