But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
Acts
HistoryFor I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
Numbers
LawDrought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
Job
WisdomAnd he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
Esther
HistoryFor, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
Genesis
LawIf I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
John
Gospels / JohnIn the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
Ezra
History / EzraThen I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
Nehemiah
HistoryConsider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.
2 Kings
HistoryThey shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielSave only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
Matthew
GospelsHe that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Proverbs
WisdomYet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBehold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSalute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.