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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
Malachi
Minor ProphetsAnd if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
Leviticus
Law / MosesShall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
Luke
GospelsConcerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielSo he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
2 Kings
HistoryGod forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanJesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
John
GospelsFor if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNow Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
John
GospelsNow there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
Matthew
GospelsWherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterThe field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Matthew
GospelsSo will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
Psalms
PoetryAnd said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
Acts
HistoryThe LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
Mark
GospelsHe that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.