A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
John
Gospels / JohnBut if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
2 Chronicles
HistoryIn my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Matthew
GospelsThe rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterWhereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWhich devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
Luke
GospelsAnd he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
Leviticus
Law / MosesNow therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraI ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.
Luke
GospelsSo Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
John
GospelsOr with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:
Job
WisdomA divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.