And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
Psalms
PoetryAs a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahOnce have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
Job
WisdomBut as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
Exodus
LawAnd it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelPhilip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
John
Gospels / JohnBut the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
Judges
History / SamuelHe that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
Exodus
Law / MosesOnly they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
Revelation
ApocalypticBut he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewTherefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThat the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
1 Peter
General EpistlesThe son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
Ezra
History / EzraThen said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
Esther
History / MordecaiLet the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
Exodus
LawAnd Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraBut the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Revelation
ApocalypticBut the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD'S oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.