No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHe hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAmong which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
Matthew
GospelsIt is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
Exodus
Law / MosesWhiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Acts
HistoryBut I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNow the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Luke
GospelsAnd again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:
1 Samuel
History / SamuelYet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.
Judges
HistoryThe children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.
Genesis
LawAnd he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
Exodus
LawAnd the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Luke
Gospels / LukeOur fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day.
2 Samuel
HistoryDelight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Proverbs
WisdomIf thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahRemember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsFrom that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.