Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulMine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
Matthew
GospelsWe know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnAnd David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThe kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielNow Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
John
GospelsAnd the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
Joshua
HistoryMy mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThen he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
Judges
History / SamuelThe nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
Leviticus
LawThis same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBlow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
1 John
General EpistlesThen Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
Joshua
History / JoshuaNow therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
Exodus
LawOf such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesOnly rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.
Numbers
Law / MosesVerily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Matthew
GospelsBut when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.