Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do.
Numbers
LawBy which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulI will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanI have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.
Exodus
LawThen came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.
Exodus
LawFor from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
Genesis
Law / MosesThe pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
Obadiah
Minor Prophets / ObadiahAnd there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
Acts
HistoryAnd Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahO LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelAnd say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
Numbers
Law / MosesThen shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
Matthew
GospelsAnd one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
Acts
History / LukeAnd they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Genesis
Law / MosesNot in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulVerily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
John
GospelsBut if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.
Exodus
Law / MosesWho is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.