He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
Proverbs
WisdomYe hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
Luke
GospelsAnd she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
Genesis
LawFor with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMy wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Mark
GospelsAnd if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
Luke
GospelsWhile I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSilver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings
HistoryHearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
Law / MosesFor three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonSo Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThey shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesKeep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:
Joshua
HistoryAnd after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth-gilead.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.