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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Exodus
LawAnd first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAll that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
Philemon
Pauline EpistlesAnd Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy
LawDespise not prophesyings.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulNow the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahMy beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Solomon's Song
PoetryIn the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewA new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
John
Gospels / JohnBut they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulShall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThis is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king: