Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
Judges
History / SamuelThen said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomFor I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahHelp me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTake heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Job
Wisdom / JobAll the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve.
Numbers
LawTheir quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsNow Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
John
GospelsThe LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.
1 Chronicles
HistoryElam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
1 Chronicles
HistoryMoreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
Numbers
LawSo Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.
2 Samuel
HistorySimon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
Luke
GospelsLest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
Hebrews
General EpistlesPraise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
Psalms
PoetryWilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
Psalms
PoetryAnd in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.