A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsNow the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Luke
GospelsAs the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
1 Kings
HistoryWithhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahThis thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonThe children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
Genesis
Law / MosesI am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
Ecclesiastes
WisdomBut I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThis is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
John
GospelsAnd Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.
Numbers
LawNow it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThe king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
Joshua
History / JoshuaAs for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahThe bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.