But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.
Exodus
Law / MosesWhat prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:
1 Kings
HistoryAnd at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsNow are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd 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 / LukeThe high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
Psalms
PoetryThe carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
Leviticus
LawCome up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomEat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
Exodus
Law / MosesThey stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnWhosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnThey answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
Acts
HistoryAnd say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanI charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
Solomon's Song
PoetryThe children of Azmaveth, forty and two.
Ezra
HistoryAnd when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
Mark
GospelsBecause they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.