For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielTo deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
Revelation
ApocalypticLo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job
Wisdom / JobO LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
Ezra
HistoryFor by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
Luke
GospelsFor he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownNeither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWe give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
2 Kings
HistoryThat whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John
Gospels / JohnSeven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.