And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
1 Peter
General EpistlesAnd he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
Genesis
LawThat they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
Acts
History / LukeJesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
Exodus
LawMoreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.
2 Chronicles
HistoryTherefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaBehold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.
Judges
History / SamuelWhy boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
Law / MosesRemember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThe first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
Exodus
Law / MosesThen cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
2 Samuel
HistoryLet them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWhoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsWe will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.
Exodus
LawWhen they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSo Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
Exodus
LawBut the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.