But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
John
Gospels / JohnTherefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
Psalms
PoetryWhen I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWhoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Proverbs
WisdomThe families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
Numbers
Law(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterWhen he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
Acts
History / LukeAnd when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
Luke
GospelsFor whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Esther
HistoryAnd it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
Amos
Minor ProphetsMine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Joshua
HistoryI will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahThou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulIn the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.
Numbers
LawLet us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersLike as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
Psalms
PoetryWhen thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.
Exodus
LawThey say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.