Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of their's, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
Numbers
LawBut God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesPaul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulBecause thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Acts
HistoryAnd he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
Luke
Gospels / LukeA day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelThy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.
Exodus
Law / MosesThe LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
Exodus
LawAnd the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:
Exodus
Law / MosesI also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
Job
Wisdom / JobFor the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWith him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Numbers
Law / MosesWhat is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Job
Wisdom / JobWoe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:
Numbers
Law / MosesBut the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
2 Kings
HistoryFor I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
Joshua
HistoryO LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.