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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Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHe that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnTell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
Genesis
Law / MosesLet my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
Genesis
LawLet the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWho is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahThe foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersYour remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.
Job
WisdomBut he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
Luke
GospelsAnd when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
Mark
Gospels / MarkWhen he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Proverbs
WisdomThe LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThink not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNow at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAll things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.