And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
Job
Wisdom / JobWhich in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
Leviticus
Law / MosesHe maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms
PoetryThen Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSaying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnReturn, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
Psalms
PoetryAnd when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
Matthew
GospelsOf righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:
Deuteronomy
LawBut the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesBehold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahMine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
Esther
History / MordecaiHear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
Genesis
LawThere is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.