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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And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahYet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
Exodus
LawAnd again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.
Acts
HistoryThe sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
Psalms
PoetryNevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
Hebrews
General EpistlesYet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThough while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
Psalms
PoetryBeloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
1 John
General EpistlesHow shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsSo shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraJesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Matthew
GospelsWell reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesFor therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Haphraim, and Shion, and Anaharath,
Joshua
HistoryWhen Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWhereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
2 Samuel
HistoryThough these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.