And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
Proverbs
WisdomThen said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahEvery bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.
Leviticus
LawGod setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Psalms
PoetryThat no flesh should glory in his presence.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
Genesis
LawNot that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesFor he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
Ecclesiastes
WisdomI will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
Psalms
PoetryThat frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
Isaiah
Major ProphetsNow when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
Luke
GospelsFor he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
Mark
GospelsAnd Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
Numbers
LawAnd I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsBecause that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.
Psalms
PoetryAnd all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
Genesis
LawSeven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.