He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraHouse and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Proverbs
WisdomFor, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
Genesis
LawAnd he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThat the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;
Judges
History / SamuelThe cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.
Exodus
LawBehold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
Job
WisdomBehold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
Solomon's Song
PoetryHe hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
1 Samuel
HistoryHowbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
Judges
HistoryLet the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
Job
Wisdom / JobThou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
1 Kings
HistoryTherefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Matthew
GospelsI call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.