These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
Matthew
GospelsAnd preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
Mark
Gospels / MarkFor it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnLORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhat say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
2 Samuel
HistoryAs touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
Acts
HistoryAnd they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion-gaber.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraVerily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFor from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Mark
Gospels / MarkBut the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus
Law / MosesWho art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsHe measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.