(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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As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.
Job
WisdomPraise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
Acts
History / LukeThe words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosThough ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosUnleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Exodus
LawLet mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
Job
WisdomMoreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
Matthew
GospelsAnd when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
Acts
History / LukeHow amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
Psalms
PoetryAnd being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Luke
GospelsNow my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
Job
WisdomThen cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
John
GospelsThen they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
John
GospelsSaying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
Acts
History / LukeWhereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
Acts
History / LukeMoreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
Numbers
LawThese were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
Nehemiah
HistoryHe that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.