And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
Luke
GospelsHe shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersYe shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsIf thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
Exodus
LawMy righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
1 Kings
HistoryBecause he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
Job
Wisdom / JobHear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsA man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
Luke
Gospels / LukeTherefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
Genesis
Law / MosesBehold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAgain in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
2 Chronicles
HistoryHe that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Proverbs
WisdomHoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Luke
GospelsAnd it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
John
Gospels / JohnBut if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing;
Leviticus
LawLet nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesHis bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
Job
WisdomWhen I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.