And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
Luke
GospelsThe rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
Proverbs
WisdomThen Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielPilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
Matthew
GospelsCrying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
Acts
HistoryAnd Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsAnd when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAll things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomBut if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Luke
Gospels / LukeEvery man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWatch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?
Genesis
Law / MosesBecause I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
Genesis
Law / MosesThey have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
Psalms
PoetryO that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
Job
Wisdom / JobBut ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
Exodus
Law / MosesBehold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
Psalms
PoetryTake Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:
Numbers
LawThe labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs
WisdomSalute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.