Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraSo his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
Judges
HistoryBut now are they many members, yet but one body.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
Luke
GospelsHis ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahPraise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
Genesis
LawBut when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.
Judges
HistoryAnd in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThe candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,
Exodus
LawAnd he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
Luke
GospelsThe children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.
Ezra
HistoryYe shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Job
WisdomBut ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
Jude
General EpistlesAnd Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAlso cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
1 Chronicles
HistoryOver the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.