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Romans 15:4

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.

Psalms 78:3–4

Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us. — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 17:18–20

And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the priests the Levites: — read the full passage →

Job 8:8–10

For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 32:7

Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations: Ask thy father, and he will show thee; Thine elders, and they will tell thee.

Hebrews 11:3

By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.

Ecclesiastes 1:9

That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

1 Corinthians 10:11

Now these things happened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to-day, yea and for ever.

Jeremiah 1:5

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

Ecclesiastes 7:10

Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Romans 13:1–7

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Psalms 139:4

For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Deuteronomy 4:9

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children;

Revelation 1:1

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Ecclesiastes 3:15

That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away.

1 Chronicles 12:32

And of the children of Issachar, men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

Acts 17:26

and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation;

Matthew 10:34

Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Revelation 21:6–8

And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. — read the full passage →

Psalms 145:20

Jehovah preserveth all them that love him; But all the wicked will he destroy.

John 3:16–17

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 4:5

Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.

Leviticus 25:10

And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.

Romans 14:5

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.

Revelation 11:1–19

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

Revelation 1:8

I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

Colossians 1:15–17

who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; — read the full passage →

Genesis 1:14

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:

2 Peter 1:16

For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

Philippians 3:12–14

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

Daniel 7:14–17

And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. — read the full passage →

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Matthew 6:25–34

Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? — read the full passage →

Daniel 2:1–49

And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him. — read the full passage →

Ecclesiastes 1:9–10

That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. — read the full passage →

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?

Romans 16:19–20

For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore over you: but I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple unto that which is evil. — read the full passage →

Galatians 3:28

There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.

Genesis 3:1–3

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

Genesis 41:28–32

That is the thing which I spake unto Pharaoh: what God is about to do he hath showed unto Pharaoh. — read the full passage →

Joshua 1:8

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Daniel 2:21

And he changeth the times and the seasons; he removeth kings, and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding;

Isaiah 14:24–27

Jehovah of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely, as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: — read the full passage →

Ecclesiastes 3:1–22

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: — read the full passage →

Ephesians 1:11

in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will;

Daniel 4:25

that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee; till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

Ruth 1:1–4:22

And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. — read the full passage →

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