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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The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelFrom the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
2 Kings
HistoryBut when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
Mark
GospelsAnd he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place.
Leviticus
LawAnd he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahShew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.
Luke
GospelsSo Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.
Judges
History / SamuelIf there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut 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 now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
Genesis
LawAnd when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
Matthew
GospelsTherefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
Luke
GospelsAnd the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.
1 Chronicles
HistoryCircumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
Deuteronomy
LawWhen the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Job
Wisdom / JobFor as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;
Joshua
HistoryAnd when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.