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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Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahCircumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulTherefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
Micah
Minor ProphetsCursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesLest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
Luke
Gospels / LukeWhy doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
Job
WisdomThen said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.
2 Samuel
HistoryFor there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanHurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
Genesis
Law(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
Luke
Gospels / LukeSo the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahFor I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir,
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelMoab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsO come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
Luke
GospelsAfter this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
Acts
HistoryAnd when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.