As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Mark
GospelsAnd I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
John
GospelsNow will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWhen ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.
Judges
History / SamuelIf thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAll the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahHe teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.
Ezra
History / EzraI saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
Nehemiah
HistoryThen answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
John
Gospels / JohnNow shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAlso Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
Psalms
PoetryThe Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
Matthew
GospelsAnd of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: