Bible Verses About Commandments

Traitours, headie, high minded, louers of pleasures more then louers of God,

Hauing a shewe of godlinesse, but haue denied the power thereof: turne away therefore from such.

For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest continue to redresse the thinges that remaine, and shouldest ordeine Elders in euery citie, as I appointed thee,

If any be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, hauing faithfull children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

For a Bishop must bee vnreproueable, as Gods steward, not froward, not angrie, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,

But harberous, one that loueth goodnesse, wise, righteous, holy, temperate,

Holding fast that faithfull worde according to doctrine, that he also may bee able to exhort with wholesome doctrine, and conuince them that say against it.

For there are many disobedient and vaine talkers and deceiuers of mindes, chiefly they of the Circumcision,

Whose mouthes must bee stopped, which subuert whole houses, teaching things, which they ought not, for filthie lucres sake.

One of themselues, euen one of their owne prophets said, The Cretians are alwaies liars, euill beastes, slowe bellies.

This witnesse is true: wherefore conuince them sharply, that they may be sound in ye faith,

And not taking heede to Iewish fables and commandements of men, that turne away from the trueth.

That the elder men be watchful, graue, teperate, sounde in the faith, in loue, and in patience:

The elder women likewise, that they be in such behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not subiect to much wine, but teachers of honest things,

That they may instruct the yong women to be sober minded, that they loue their husbands, that they loue their children,

That they be temperate, chaste, keeping at home, good and subiect vnto their husbands, that the word of God be not euill spoken of.

Let seruants be subiect to their masters, and please them in al things, not answering again,

Neither pickers, but that they shew al good faithfulnesse, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.

For that grace of God, that bringeth saluation vnto all men, hath appeared,

And teacheth vs that we should denie vngodlinesse and worldly lusts, and that we should liue soberly and righteously, and godly in this present world,

Pvt them in remembrance that they bee subiect to the Principalities and powers, and that they bee obedient, and ready to euery good woorke,

That they speake euill of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.

And we desire that euery one of you shew the same diligence, to the full assurance of hope vnto the ende,

That ye be not slouthfull, but followers of them, which through faith and patience, inherite the promises.

Let vs drawe neere with a true heart in assurance of faith, our hearts being pure from an euill conscience,