Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
Luke
GospelsThey that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsDo not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
2 Kings
HistoryNow in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
Ezra
History / EzraBlessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThere were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
John
Gospels / JohnJudgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Proverbs
WisdomGood understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
Psalms
PoetryAnd another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
Luke
GospelsHe rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying,
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
2 Kings
HistoryFor thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
Deuteronomy
LawThou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
Mark
Gospels / MarkThus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.