He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
1 Kings
HistoryTake heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
1 Kings
HistoryA false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosSaying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
1 Chronicles
HistoryWhile he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
Matthew
GospelsAnd he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelTo see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
Acts
History / LukeThen the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThe LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
Psalms
PoetryNevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAt that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.