For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Exodus
LawFor when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownBecause for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
Numbers
LawAnd to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
Acts
HistoryAnd there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
Mark
Gospels / MarkNow in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahGive ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
Leviticus
LawAnd whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation
ApocalypticAfter them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
Nehemiah
HistoryWhich stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
Genesis
Law / MosesThere is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelTherefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.
Numbers
Law / MosesIn stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
John
Gospels / JohnFor thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Acts
History / LukeSalute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.