For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
Esther
History / MordecaiHe saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
John
Gospels / JohnTherefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
Genesis
LawBehold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsNow therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
Ezra
HistoryWho also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
Numbers
LawA gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the LORD; it shall be wholly burnt.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAll this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomLet thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
Psalms
PoetryJesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
John
GospelsBut because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
Luke
GospelsAnd he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
2 Kings
HistoryOf a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
Luke
GospelsAt that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHis parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
John
GospelsAnd Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.