For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
Job
Wisdom / JobYe call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
John
GospelsAnd when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
Exodus
LawAnd they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
Obadiah
Minor ProphetsNow on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;
Ezra
HistoryAnd it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThen I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahTook branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
John
GospelsLORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.
2 Kings
HistoryAs a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBlessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Matthew
GospelsThat Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,
Deuteronomy
LawMicah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
Isaiah
Major ProphetsMy soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahWherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?
Leviticus
Law / MosesAs he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
Luke
GospelsAnd Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
Ruth
HistoryAs the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
John
GospelsBut Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
Matthew
GospelsAnd David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God: