And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanGod hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThere is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThey shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
Luke
GospelsGo, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
Acts
History / LukeOur soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Psalms
PoetryLove worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulEleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraMy kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
Mark
Gospels / MarkHe that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
Exodus
Law / MosesIn which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:
Acts
HistoryAs the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBut that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
Acts
HistoryThey drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Job
WisdomAnd it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Psalms
PoetryBut if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThere is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
Genesis
LawAnd to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterThen read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD'S house, in the ears of all the people.