Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanSimon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.
Judges
HistoryIf a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.
Numbers
Law / MosesI Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
Daniel
Major ProphetsThy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
Hosea
Minor ProphetsIn the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Genesis
LawFor he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulI have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewI can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
John
GospelsTake fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonShall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
Job
WisdomAnd there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.
Exodus
LawIn Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewWho hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
Genesis
LawAnd the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBe not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.