Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.
1 Chronicles
HistoryWe have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
Judges
HistoryAnd so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
Judges
History / SamuelMoreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.
Numbers
LawAnd it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
Exodus
LawAnd the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
John
GospelsThy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumFor I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew
GospelsWherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
1 Peter
General EpistlesAnd I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
Acts
History / LukeBring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsAnd that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
Nehemiah
HistoryNow therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Exodus
Law / MosesIsrael is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsI am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
Mark
GospelsAnd when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.