But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he wrote a letter after this manner:
Acts
HistoryThus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
Genesis
LawHast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Job
WisdomThen say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAs thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
John
Gospels / JohnBut the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanHe saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
1 Kings
History / JeremiahNow the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWith my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersO my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
Psalms
PoetryWherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
Exodus
LawThen the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
Judges
HistoryAs he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.