Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen said he unto me, These are the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonLet destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
Psalms
PoetryThere is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
Exodus
Law / MosesThou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFor I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
Mark
Gospels / MarkFor the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
1 Peter
General EpistlesBut there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterBut if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
Mark
Gospels / MarkBut whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
James
General Epistles / JamesNow there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.
1 Kings
HistoryThen on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
Genesis
Law / MosesTherefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
Hebrews
General EpistlesEven as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.