For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
Job
Wisdom / JobI said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
Leviticus
LawHe made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
Joshua
HistoryAnd let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThe burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukA fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Proverbs
WisdomTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielGo, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
Esther
HistoryGive us day by day our daily bread.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
2 Samuel
HistoryBehold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
James
General EpistlesAnd when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
Acts
History / LukeIt may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAll the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.