And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonHe sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.
Judges
HistoryWherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
Acts
History / LukeGo to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Genesis
Law / MosesBe thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesTherefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThis is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
Genesis
LawAnd the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
Numbers
LawThese were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
Numbers
LawAnd it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
1 Kings
HistoryThe LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Psalms
PoetryGeber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
Joshua
HistoryAnd the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Job
Wisdom / JobFor their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesA reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Proverbs
WisdomIf thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: