(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraIn that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsEven those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.
Numbers
Law / MosesThe king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.
Joshua
HistoryAnd I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielTake thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
John
Gospels / JohnWho had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
Mark
GospelsFor I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahWhen Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
John
GospelsThe God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
Acts
History / LukeYet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielHave ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
Exodus
LawTherefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahSurely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Numbers
LawWith trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.
Psalms
PoetryBut when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
Acts
History / LukeAnd the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.