And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
Exodus
LawAnd when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
Genesis
Law / MosesThat Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus
LawTo that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
Exodus
Law / MosesFor in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
Joshua
History / JoshuaWhile he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
Acts
HistoryAnd though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
Joshua
History / JoshuaThey shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahEvery good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
James
General EpistlesFor I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Leviticus
Law / MosesO continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them?
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWho immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
Acts
History / LukeThen Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
Luke
GospelsWhile he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.