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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For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Genesis
LawAfter he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsEvery man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomTo give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
Proverbs
WisdomThen came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
Luke
GospelsAnd to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahI have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Psalms
PoetryAnd in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAll the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
Numbers
LawI know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
Job
Wisdom / JobBut thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
Numbers
LawThe isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.