Bible Verses About Commandments

Let deacons be the husbands of one wife: who rule well their children and their own houses.

For they that have ministered well shall purchase to themselves a good degree and much confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Now the Spirit manifestly saith that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error and doctrines of devils,

Speaking lies in hypocrisy and having their conscience seared,

Forbidding to marry, to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful and by them that have known the truth.

For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be rejected that is received with thanksgiving:

For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

These things proposing to the brethren, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished up in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which thou hast attained unto.

But avoid foolish and old wives fables: and exercise thyself unto godliness.

Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou an example of the faithful, in word, in conversation, in charity, in faith, in chastity.

Till I come, attend unto reading, to exhortation and to doctrine.

Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the priesthood.

Meditate upon these things, be wholly in these things: that thy profiting may be manifest to all.

Take heed to thyself and to doctrine: be earnest in them. For in doing this thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee.

An ancient man rebuke not, but entreat him as a father: young men, as brethren:

Old women, as mothers: young women, as sisters, in all chastity.

Honour widows that are widows indeed.

But if any widow have children or grandchildren, let her learn first to govern her own house and to make a return of duty to her parents; for this is acceptable before God.

But she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, let her trust in God and continue in supplications and prayers night and day.

For she that liveth in pleasures is dead while she is living.

And this give in charge, that they may be blameless.

But if any man have not care of his own and especially of those of his house, he hath denied the faith and is worse than an infidel.

Let a widow be chosen of no less than threescore years of age, who hath been the wife of one husband.

Having testimony for her good works, if she have brought up children, if she have received to harbour, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have ministered to them that suffer tribulation, if she have diligently followed every good work.

But the younger widows avoid. For when they have grown wanton in Christ, they will marry: