And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahNow these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
Genesis
Law / MosesThey smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles
HistoryYea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
Psalms
PoetryTo execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
Jude
General Epistles / JudeBut they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFrom the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
Acts
History / LukeShall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
Job
Wisdom / JobMake their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
Psalms
PoetryBut I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
Matthew
GospelsNow in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsNow when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryRender therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
Genesis
LawWith my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWho now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
Exodus
LawFor he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.