And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahBecause thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Matthew
GospelsYet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNotwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house;
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesNeither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.
Obadiah
Minor Prophets / ObadiahThen Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Mark
GospelsIf I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
John
GospelsAnd over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelOne sea, and twelve oxen under it.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAmon his son, Josiah his son.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelFor in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
Genesis
LawAnd whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1 John
General EpistlesAnd when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.