If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesTherefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?
Numbers
Law / MosesDeliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
Luke
GospelsAnd they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
Mark
Gospels / MarkTo cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
Job
WisdomAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
Leviticus
Law / MosesFeed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterNot as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
Luke
GospelsAnd all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
2 Kings
HistoryThe Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNo man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHe that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Proverbs
WisdomThen said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThis is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
Joshua
HistoryWeep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.