"For¹ I knowª° him, thatª¹ he will commandª°¹ his childrenª and his householdª after¹ him,² and they shall keepª° the wayª of the LORD,ª to doª° justiceª and judgment;ª that¹ the LORDª may bringª° upon¹ Abrahamª¹ that which¹ he hath spokenª° of¹ him." {Gen 18:19} + "And if¹ it seem evilª° unto you²¹ to serveª°¹ the LORD,ª chooseª° you this dayª¹ whom²¹ ye will serve;ª° whether¹¹ the godsª which¹ your fathersª servedª° that¹ [were] on the other sideª of the flood,ª or¹¹ the godsª of the Amorites,ª in whose landª ye¹ dwell:ª° but as for me¹ and my house,ª we will serveª°¹ the LORD.ª" {Jsh 24:15} + "Also in the thirdª yearª of his reignª° he sentª° to his princes,ª [even] to Benhail,ª and to Obadiah,ª and to Zechariah,ª and to Nethaneel,ª and to Michaiah,ª to teachª° in the citiesª of Judah.ª ... And they taughtª° in Judah,ª and [had] the bookª of the lawª of the LORDª with¹ them, and went aboutª° throughout all¹ the citiesª of Judah,ª and taughtª° the people.ª" {2Ch 17:7-9} + "And he setª° judgesª° in the landª throughout all¹ the fencedª° citiesª of Judah,ª cityª by city,ª ... Wherefore now¹ let the fearª of the LORDª be¹ upon¹ you; take heedª° and doª° [it]: for¹ [there is] no¹ iniquityª with¹ the LORDª our God,ª nor respectª of persons,ª nor takingª of gifts.ª" {2Ch 19:5-7} + "And he brought inª°¹ the priestsª and the Levites,ª and gathered them togetherª° into the eastª street,ª ... And saidª° unto them, Hearª° me, ye Levites,ª sanctify²° now yourselves,¹¹ and sanctifyª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª Godª of your fathers,ª and carry forthª°¹ the filthinessª out of¹ the holyª [place]." {2Ch 29:4-5} + "Mine eyesª [shall be] upon the faithfulª° of the land,ª that they may dwellª° with¹ me: he that walkethª° in a perfectª way,ª he¹ shall serveª° me." {Psa 101:6} + "Forª it is writtenª° inª the bookª of Psalms,ª Let²° hisª habitationª beª° desolate,ª andª let²° no¹ man²¹ dwellª° therein:ªª andª hisª bishoprickª let²° anotherª take.ª° ... Andª they gave forthª° theirª lots;ª andª the¹ lotª fellª° uponª Matthias;ª andª he was numberedª° withª the¹ elevenª apostles.ª" {Act 1:20-26} + "Let²° notª a widowª be taken into the numberª° underª threescoreª years¹ old,² having beenª° the wifeª of oneª man,ª ... Well reported ofª° forª goodª works;ª ifª she have brought up²° children,¹ ifª she have lodged strangers,ª° ifª she have washedª° the saints'ª feet,ª if²¹ she have relievedª° the afflicted,ª° ifª she have diligently followedª° everyª goodª work.ª" {1Tm 5:9-10} + "I chargeª° [thee] beforeª God,ª andª the Lordª Jesusª Christ,ª andª the¹ electª angels,ª thatª thou observeª° these thingsª withoutª preferring one before another,ª doingª° nothingª byª partiality.ª ... Layª° handsª suddenlyª on²° no man,ª neitherª be partakerª° of other² men's¹ sins:ª keepª° thyselfª pure.ª" {1Tm 5:21-22} + "Andª the things² that¹ thou hast heardª° ofª meª amongª manyª witnesses,ª the sameª commit¹ thou²° to faithfulª men,ª whoª shall beª° ableª to teachª° othersª also.ª" {2Tm 2:2} + "For this² cause²¹¹ left¹ I²° theeª inª Crete,ª thatª thou shouldest set in orderª° the things that are wanting,ª° andª ordainª° eldersª in every² city,ª¹ asª Iª had appointedª° thee:ª ... Holding fastª° the¹ faithfulª wordª as² he hath been taught,ª¹ thatª he may beª° ableª byª soundª° doctrineª bothª to exhortª° andª to convinceª° the¹ gainsayers.ª°" {Tts 1:5-9} |
