And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.
Nehemiah
HistoryI gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsWhoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
Proverbs
WisdomGo, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.
Exodus
LawIf a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
John
GospelsThe sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Nehemiah
HistorySeven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
1 Chronicles
HistoryIf so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelFor her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonNevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
Genesis
LawAnd they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
Acts
HistoryA man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
Proverbs
WisdomHe stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsIs my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.
Deuteronomy
LawOne young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: