And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Matthew
GospelsFor we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Acts
HistoryO LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHe spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
Psalms
PoetryAnd the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
Joshua
History / JoshuaThe LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
Exodus
LawNeither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsI protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
Luke
GospelsWherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
Genesis
LawAnd it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
Ruth
HistoryAnd when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Acts
HistoryFor it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesThou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
Psalms
PoetryYe have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Matthew
GospelsThen brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.