(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
Genesis
Law / MosesHow then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAs for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
Daniel
Major ProphetsThen the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
Daniel
Major ProphetsWhen men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
Job
WisdomJesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
John
GospelsThe father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Luke
GospelsAnd when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
John
GospelsMoreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
Numbers
LawThe LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
Acts
History / LukeAnd this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
John
GospelsDeliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
Exodus
Law / MosesOh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Psalms
PoetryBut when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Acts
History / LukeThere came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
Acts
History / LukeIf thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
Job
WisdomDid not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
Job
Wisdom / JobSaying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.