But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
Genesis
Law / MosesPERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Daniel
Major ProphetsMy days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
Job
WisdomAnd 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
HistoryAs yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.
Joshua
HistoryLet thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
Psalms
PoetryUntil I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
Exodus
LawWhere their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
John
GospelsAnd thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
Genesis
LawAnd there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanNow a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
Numbers
Law / MosesNow when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
Acts
History / LukeThese are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:
Leviticus
LawThat, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAs ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesSo when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
John
Gospels / JohnLet not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesTo whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.