If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
James
General Epistles / JamesThe pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersYe cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThis parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
John
Gospels / JohnMoreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Matthew
GospelsFor we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThen went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
1 Samuel
HistorySo Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraBut Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
Genesis
Law / MosesGracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersYe shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahHe that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonWe roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThen they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
John
GospelsThis day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
Deuteronomy
LawFor what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.