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 when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
Acts
History / LukeThen shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
Genesis
LawAnd ye are witnesses of these things.
Luke
GospelsAnd when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWhoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.
Exodus
LawThen shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
Matthew
GospelsAnd they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThis he said, signifying what death he should die.
John
GospelsThen the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
Mark
GospelsAnd David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelNow Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWho shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
Acts
History / LukeThou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAlso twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
Ezra
HistoryAnd death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAttai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAsk of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.