Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThese going before tarried for us at Troas.
Acts
History / LukeAnd this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
Genesis
Law / MosesHear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelOnly thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Luke
GospelsAnd after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
Mark
Gospels / MarkThe lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielTherefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?
1 Samuel
HistoryIf others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
Mark
GospelsAnd these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Exodus
LawWhich commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
Job
Wisdom / JobSo we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor.