(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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Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownFor do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesFor both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraTherefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Genesis
LawYe mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAs he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
Genesis
LawOf the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraFor God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
Luke
GospelsFor when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanA wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAgain, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
1 Samuel
HistoryWhen Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
John
GospelsTherefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
Numbers
Law / MosesFor a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahLike the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelAnd his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Leviticus
LawAnd the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.