For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:
1 Kings
HistoryFor he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahIf I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownHe delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalms
PoetryThey that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Matthew
GospelsAnd the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
Luke
GospelsBut those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our's.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesSo he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
1 Kings
HistoryGreat are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersYe who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
Judges
HistoryBut if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons' for them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAs a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonTherefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
Ezra
History / EzraFor mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
Psalms
PoetrySo David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
1 Samuel
HistoryI have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: