As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
2 Peter
General EpistlesThe sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesFor he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
Exodus
LawBut if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
Luke
GospelsThat being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Titus
Pauline Epistles / PaulA prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsWhen thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukFor the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThey, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
Numbers
Law / MosesWhat is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Job
WisdomBecause sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomFine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsTherefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHe removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:
Acts
History / LukeAnd David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.