That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThat pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosNow when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
Esther
History / MordecaiAlso we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThe troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Acts
HistoryOne of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
Genesis
LawSo Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
Judges
History / SamuelI gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaHe brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
Acts
History / LukeWhen I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
Joshua
HistoryAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
Genesis
LawAnd there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus
Law / MosesHowbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
John
Gospels / JohnIf I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.