While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Matthew
GospelsFor he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
Job
WisdomTurn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonHe suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
Numbers
Law / MosesI have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
Psalms
PoetryHe that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAs I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsMoreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
Ruth
HistoryTherefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
2 Kings
HistoryFor I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThere went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesFools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
Proverbs
WisdomThe stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
Job
WisdomAnd Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
John
Gospels / JohnQuenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownMarvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnAnd God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsThey that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.