And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
Genesis
LawBeloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
3 John
General EpistlesThen the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
Matthew
GospelsAnd all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahI will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThey are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
1 John
General EpistlesFor thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
Luke
Gospels / LukeIs the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,
Joshua
HistoryOn these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
2 Samuel
HistoryFor I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThen sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAbiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.