And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:
Numbers
LawThose that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
Numbers
LawAnd Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
Ezra
HistoryMoreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWas then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesBe thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnWhoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
Proverbs
WisdomFor he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
John
Gospels / JohnBut I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulDelivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
Acts
HistoryAnd now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God?
2 Chronicles
HistoryO God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
1 Kings
HistoryFor we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesThe burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNow Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
John
Gospels / JohnBehold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonBut the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
Numbers
Law / MosesSo the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.