That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
Joel
Minor ProphetsFor he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThat I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahHe that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonYe have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
1 Kings
HistoryBut in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
Daniel
Major ProphetsLet them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahFor this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWith whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:
2 Kings
HistoryAnd I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
Judges
History / SamuelWith the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
2 Kings
HistoryTheir children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBehold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.