For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
Genesis
LawAnd Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
Judges
History / SamuelFor in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThey that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
Job
WisdomAnd upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielO house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahNeither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
Exodus
Law / MosesSo shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAll her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsOur bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
Psalms
PoetryThen Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
John
GospelsThou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulFurthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
Hebrews
General EpistlesI cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.