The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewWhen Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
Luke
GospelsSurely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsThus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
1 John
General EpistlesWilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
Psalms
PoetryHe gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersA fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
Proverbs
WisdomThe burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesShall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
Job
Wisdom / JobThou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersEvery man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus
LawAnd he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
Genesis
LawAnd with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
Acts
HistoryAnd thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.
Exodus
LawFor, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahIf a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
Deuteronomy
LawTherefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.