And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:
Numbers
Law / MosesDelight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.
1 Chronicles
HistoryUmmah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.
Joshua
History / JoshuaConsider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
Luke
GospelsSo Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThey that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Jonah
Minor ProphetsI will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
Psalms
PoetryNow it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
Joshua
HistoryThe tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThen this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielBy so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
Hebrews
General EpistlesBlessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
2 Samuel
HistoryFor he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.