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 he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
Mark
GospelsBehold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahThen the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house:
Leviticus
Law / MosesNow in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
Hebrews
General EpistlesYe hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
Matthew
Gospels(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
Micah
Minor ProphetsThe prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsLet me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
Job
WisdomThen Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
Genesis
Law / MosesEven all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
Numbers
LawBecause that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
Genesis
LawLet them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnFor I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesGreat peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
Psalms
PoetryAnd said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.