And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
Haggai
Minor ProphetsBut your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;
Deuteronomy
LawAnd he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
2 Kings
HistoryShould a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Job
Wisdom / JobThe wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaSo David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanNow, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.
Nehemiah
HistoryPersia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsLet his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
Psalms
PoetrySpeak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiBeware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.
Luke
GospelsThen the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
Acts
History / LukeFor he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
Psalms
PoetryThe LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her iniquity.
Numbers
LawAnd Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBut he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.