And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
John
Gospels / JohnWhiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThat confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
Esther
History / MordecaiWith the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
Mark
GospelsAnd the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.
Exodus
LawThough thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelIf he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
Job
WisdomIn the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
Numbers
Law / MosesThey chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Judges
History / SamuelThese going before tarried for us at Troas.
Acts
History / LukeThe men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhen men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThe chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumHolding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
Titus
Pauline EpistlesBut ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.