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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;
Deuteronomy
LawBut ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;
Numbers
LawBut before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
2 Samuel
HistoryBut we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
Ezra
HistoryBut it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.
2 Kings
HistoryBut Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
Acts
History / LukeAnd as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesMoreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
2 Chronicles
HistoryThen said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
Judges
History / SamuelOf the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
Ezra
HistoryAnd when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.