And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
James
General Epistles / JamesAnd the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Acts
HistoryTherefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
Job
Wisdom / JobI will therefore chastise him, and release him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeHe increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.
Ezra
HistoryYe shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.
Joshua
HistoryAnd he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.
Leviticus
Law / MosesO give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFurthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Matthew
GospelsBe afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
James
General EpistlesBut I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsFor the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
Matthew
GospelsThe wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonMine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
John
GospelsJerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.