Rules

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them; — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.

Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto her.

Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed: neither shall there come upon thee a garment of two kinds of stuff mingled together.

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.

in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing them);

If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there, upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them; and he returned to Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he hungered. — read the full passage →

And she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead. — read the full passage →

When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets; — read the full passage →

Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. — read the full passage →

And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, whom thou shalt have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. — read the full passage →

Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. — read the full passage →

Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

but the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul from the liver of the sin-offering, he burnt upon the altar; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Asa roaring lion, and a ranging bear, So isa wicked ruler over a poor people.

The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness;

And now, Israel, what doth Jehovah thy God require of thee, but to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, — read the full passage →

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: — read the full passage →

through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name’s sake;

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. — read the full passage →

For I, Jehovah, change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not use the fruit thereof. — read the full passage →

He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be in her impurity seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. — read the full passage →

The first of the first-fruits of thy ground thou shalt bring into the house of Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. — read the full passage →

knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation.

To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances, — read the full passage →

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by men of understandingandknowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. — read the full passage →

but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. — read the full passage →

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?

And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is becomethe kingdomof our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever.

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth bribes, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;

far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth; — read the full passage →

Jesus answered him, Thou wouldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath greater sin.

Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. — read the full passage →

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child.