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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
Genesis
Law / MosesAbi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanLORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
Psalms
PoetryAnd he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
Nehemiah
HistoryThe men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielNow the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
1 Samuel
HistoryRemember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.
Nehemiah
HistoryWho shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
Luke
GospelsAnd Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
Matthew
GospelsSo shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:
Numbers
Law / MosesBut I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielMoreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
Leviticus
LawAnd I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.