So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
Matthew
GospelsAnd Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.
Judges
History / SamuelI was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
Esther
HistoryAnd the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
1 Kings
HistoryYea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
Genesis
LawAnd he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Genesis
Law / MosesOf the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
Ezra
HistoryFor as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
Obadiah
Minor Prophets / ObadiahBut the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterHezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave offering unto the LORD, and it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings.
Leviticus
Law / MosesFor I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThere be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosThou shalt make thee no molten gods.