Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
John
Gospels / JohnHis offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.
Judges
HistoryHear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
Nehemiah
HistoryNow, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahFor by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
Numbers
LawThe son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,
1 Chronicles
HistoryWilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
Psalms
PoetryAnd they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsSaying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAs he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.
Leviticus
LawAnd the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
Numbers
LawThou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Psalms
PoetryAre all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?