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 I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
Genesis
LawFor they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand.
Joshua
History / JoshuaWho is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
Genesis
LawAnd Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;
Exodus
Law / MosesWhich was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,
Luke
GospelsWho hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
Genesis
LawA slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.
Ezra
History / EzraMoreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles
HistoryHe that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAs I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
John
GospelsBut with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
1 Peter
General EpistlesAnd Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
Psalms
PoetryForbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesWhen thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.