And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
2 Chronicles
HistoryHis disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
John
Gospels / JohnBut, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan.
Judges
HistorySee, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
Exodus
Law / MosesSo he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
Genesis
Law / MosesSo she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
1 Kings
HistoryThe lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
Proverbs
WisdomBut man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
Job
Wisdom / JobDuke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
Genesis
LawAnd when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBut I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
John
Gospels / JohnBut other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Matthew
GospelsThe wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesSeek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosVerily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Matthew
GospelsWhom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThat he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.