And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterWhich the LORD commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their generations.
Leviticus
Law / MosesWherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
Amos
Minor ProphetsHow precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
Psalms
PoetryAnd Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)
Numbers
Law / MosesWho shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHe took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHim God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
Acts
HistoryThou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryWhen they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
Leviticus
Law / MosesIf he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
John
GospelsAnd he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
Luke
GospelsAnd they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
Mark
GospelsBut the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
Acts
History / LukeIf the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
Exodus
LawAnd all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.