As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThe length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure.
Exodus
LawThen the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
1 Samuel
HistoryNow he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesTherefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
Proverbs
WisdomWhile he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
Mark
GospelsBut the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
Joshua
HistoryAnd at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraSo I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
Deuteronomy
LawTurn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAgain there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
Job
WisdomAnd Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
Genesis
LawHe hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
1 Samuel
HistoryWhereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
Acts
HistoryThen the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver.
Leviticus
LawWhen I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:
Deuteronomy
LawAt the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
Numbers
LawAnd she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
Mark
GospelsFor Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.