And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
Genesis
Law / MosesMoreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewI will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.
Genesis
Law / MosesThinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.
Joshua
HistoryAnd at Hazar-shual, and at Beer-sheba, and in the villages thereof,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahNicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)
John
GospelsHeaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
Judges
HistoryAnd Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.
Numbers
LawAnd the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnFor vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
Job
WisdomWho hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Job
Wisdom / JobPlead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.
Leviticus
LawNow therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
Exodus
LawAnd Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
Joshua
HistoryHis branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: