Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielMy flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahThus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThese are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
Mark
Gospels / MarkGod hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
Acts
HistoryIt is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThe children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.
Nehemiah
HistoryNow in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
Esther
HistoryAnd he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
Luke
Gospels / LukeO give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersServe the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTherefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelSo then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate!
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
Acts
History / LukeAnd this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.