For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
Psalms
PoetryAnd they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBecause they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
Psalms
PoetryThat in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Beth-el: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
Amos
Minor ProphetsGod layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
Job
WisdomAnd Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThe Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Revelation
ApocalypticWhoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Proverbs
WisdomAt that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraI am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThey draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAs far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahLet his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNow Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahImmediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
Acts
History / LukeAnd I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThat they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
Job
WisdomCanst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.
Job
WisdomAnd Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewSimon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.