But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelWhereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsAnd the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThat thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Matthew
GospelsIf a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;
2 Chronicles
HistoryThen he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.
1 Chronicles
HistoryNow therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
Exodus
LawKing Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
Judges
HistoryThe first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.
Exodus
Law / MosesLook unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
1 Peter
General EpistlesI am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
John
Gospels / JohnI cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
Acts
HistoryEvery purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!
Joshua
HistoryThe living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.