Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsLet thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelStir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahGird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelAnd this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
Luke
GospelsThey have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
2 Samuel
HistoryHe buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
Job
Wisdom / Job(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)
Judges
History / SamuelAnd they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
Mark
GospelsAnd as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
Mark
GospelsAnd Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
2 Chronicles
HistoryBefore the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNow the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesWithdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
Exodus
Law / MosesIf I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
John
GospelsAnd I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
Acts
HistoryAnd he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.