And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThe people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
John
Gospels / JohnBut I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Matthew
GospelsWhen John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Acts
HistoryHowbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Psalms
PoetryBow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
Matthew
GospelsAnd see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
Judges
HistoryAnd I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
Genesis
LawAnd all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
Joshua
History / JoshuaLet no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulI desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
John
GospelsAnd command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
2 Kings
HistoryI will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsIf I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.