Bible verses about "behavior" | Bishops

¹ And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying ² Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel, and say vnto them: I am the Lorde your God ³ After the doynges of the lande of Egypt wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doinges of the lande of Chanaan whyther I wyll bryng you, shall ye not do: neither walke in their ordinaunces ⁴ But do after my iudgementes, and kepe mine ordinaunces, to walke therin: I am the Lorde your God ⁵ Ye shall kepe therfore mine ordinaunces, and my iudgementes: which if a man do he shall lyue in them: I am the Lorde ⁶ None shall approche to any kinred of his fleshe, for to vncouer their nakednesse: I am the Lorde ⁷ The nakednesse of thy father, & the nakednesse of thy mother shalt thou not vncouer, for she is thy mother: therfore shalt thou not discouer her nakednesse ⁸ The nakednesse of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer: for it is thy fathers nakednesse ⁹ Thou shalt not discouer the nakednesse of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be borne at home, or without ¹⁰ Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy sonnes daughter, or thy daughters daughter, for that is thyne owne nakednesse ¹¹ The nakednesse of thy fathers wiues daughter begotten of thy father, which is thy sister: thou shalt not discouer her nakednesse ¹² Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy fathers sister: for she is thy fathers kinswoman ¹³ Thou shalt not discouer the nakednesse of thy mothers sister: for she is thy mothers kinswoman ¹⁴ Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy fathers brother, that is, thou shalt not go in vnto his wyfe, whiche is thyne aunt ¹⁵ Thou shalt not discouer ye nakednesse of thy daughter in lawe, for she is thy sonnes wyfe: therefore shalt thou not vncouer her nakednesse ¹⁶ Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy brothers wife, for that is thy brothers nakednesse ¹⁷ Thou shalt not discouer the nakednesse of the wyfe and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her sonnes daughter, or her daughters daughter, to vncouer their nakednesse: For they are her kinswomen, and it were wickednesse ¹⁸ Thou shalt not take a wyfe and her sister also, to vexe her, that thou wouldest vncouer her nakednesse vpon her in her lyfe [tyme] ¹⁹ Thou shalt also not go vnto a woman to vncouer her nakednesse, as long as she is put apart for her vncleannesse ²⁰ Moreouer, thou shalt not lye with thy neighbours wyfe, to defile her with seede ²¹ Thou shalt also not geue of thy seede to offer it vnto Moloch, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lorde ²² Thou shalt not lye with mankynde as with womankynde, for it is abhomination ²³ Thou shalt lye with no maner of beast to defile thy selfe therwith: neither shall any woman stande before a beast to lye downe therto, for it is vnnaturall confusion ²⁴ Ye shall not defile your selues in any of these thinges: for in all these, the nations are defiled whiche I cast out before you ²⁵ Wherthrough the lande is defiled, and I wyll visite the wyckednesse thereof vpon it, yea and the lande it selfe hath vomited out her inhabitauntes ²⁶ Ye shall kepe therfore mine ordinaunces and my iudgementes, and commit none of these abhominations, neither any of your owne nation, nor any strauger that soiourneth among you ²⁷ (For all these abhominations, haue the men of the lande done whiche were before you, and the lande is defiled. ²⁸ Shall not the lande spewe you out also if ye defile it, as it spewed out the nations that were before you ²⁹ For whosoeuer shall commit any of these abhominations, the same soules that commit them shall be cut of from among their people ³⁰ Therefore shall ye kepe myne ordinaunces, that ye commit not one of these abhominable customes whiche were committed before you, and that ye defile not your selues therein: I am the Lorde your God

²⁶ Wherefore God gaue them vp vnto shamefull lustes: For euen their women dyd chaunge the naturall vse, into that which is agaynst nature ²⁷ And likewise also, the men left the naturall vse of the woman, and brent in their lustes one with another, and men with men wrought fylthynesse, and receaued to them selues the rewarde of their errour (as it was accordyng

¹⁸ For the wrath of God appeareth from heauen, against all vngodlynesse & vnrighteousnes of men, which withholde the trueth in vnrighteousnes ¹⁹ For that that may be knowen of God, is manifest among them, because God hath shewed it vnto them ²⁰ For his inuisible thinges, being vnderstanded by his workes, through the creation of the worlde, are seene, that is, both his eternall power and godhead: So that they are without excuse ²¹ Because that when they knewe God, they glorified hym not as God, neither were thankefull, but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations, and their foolishe heart was blynded ²² When they counted them selues wyse, they became fooles ²³ And turned the glorie of the immortall God, vnto an image, made not only after the similitude of a mortal man, but also of birdes, and foure footed beastes, and of crepyng beastes ²⁴ Wherefore God gaue them vp to vncleanenesse, through the lustes of their owne heartes, to defyle their owne bodies among them selues ²⁵ Whiche chaunged his trueth for a lye, and worshipped and serued the creature, more then the creator, which is to be praysed for euer. Amen ²⁶ Wherefore God gaue them vp vnto shamefull lustes: For euen their women dyd chaunge the naturall vse, into that which is agaynst nature ²⁷ And likewise also, the men left the naturall vse of the woman, and brent in their lustes one with another, and men with men wrought fylthynesse, and receaued to them selues the rewarde of their errour (as it was accordyng ²⁸ And as they regarded not to knowe God: euen so God deliuered them vp vnto a leude mynde, that they should do those thinges which were not comely ²⁹ Beyng full of all vnrighteousnes, fornication, craftynesse, couetousnes, maliciousnes, full of enuie, murther, debate, deceite, euyll conditioned, whysperers ³⁰ Backbyters, haters of God, dispiteful, proude, boasters, bryngers vp of euyll thinges, disobedient to father & mother ³¹ Without vnderstandyng, couenaunt breakers, without naturall affection, truice breakers, vnmercyfull ³² The whiche knowyng the righteousnes of God, howe that they which commit such thynges are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also haue pleasure in them that do them

⁹ Knowe ye not that the vnrighteous shall not inherite the kingdome of God? Be not deceaued: neither fornicatours, nor idolatours, nor adulterers, nor weaklinges, nor abusers of them selues with mankinde

¹⁰ Charitie worketh no yll to his neyghbour, therfore the fulfyllyng of the lawe is charitie. ¹¹ And chiefely consideryng the season, howe that it is tyme that we shoulde nowe awake out of slepe: For nowe is our saluation nearer, then when we beleued ¹² The nyght is passed, the day is come nye. Let vs therfore caste away the deedes of darknesse, & let vs put on the armour of lyght ¹³ Let vs walke honestly as in the day, not in riotyng & dronkennesse, neither in chaumberyng & wantonnesse, neither in strife and enuying ¹⁴ But put ye on ye Lorde Iesus Christe. And make not prouision for the fleshe, to the lustes [therof.

⁹ Knowe ye not that the vnrighteous shall not inherite the kingdome of God? Be not deceaued: neither fornicatours, nor idolatours, nor adulterers, nor weaklinges, nor abusers of them selues with mankinde ¹⁰ Nor theeues, nor couetous, nor drunckardes, nor cursed speakers, nor pyllers, shall inherite the kingdome of God ¹¹ And such were some of you: but ye are wasshed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are iustified in the name of the Lord Iesus, and by the spirite of our God

¹ Then came he to Derbe and to Lystra: And beholde, a certayne disciple was there, named Timotheus, a womans sonne which was a Iewesse, and beleued: but his father was a Greke ² Of whom the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium, reported well ³ Paul woulde that he should go foorth with hym, and toke & circumcised hym, because of the Iewes, which were in those quarters: for they knewe all, that his father was a Greke ⁴ And as they went through the cities, they delyuered them the decrees for to kepe, that were ordayned of ye Apostles and elders, which were at Hierusalem ⁵ And so were the Churches stablisshed in the fayth, and encreased in number dayly ⁶ Nowe when they had gone throughout Phrygia, and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the holy ghost to preache the worde in Asia ⁷ They commyng to Mysia, sought to go into Bithynia: but the spirite suffred them not ⁸ And they passyng through Mysia, came downe to Troada ⁹ And a vision appeared to Paul in the nyght: There stoode a man of Macedonia, and prayed hym, saying: Come into Macedonia, and helpe vs ¹⁰ And after he had seene ye visio, immediatly we prepared to go into Macedonia, beyng certified that ye Lorde had called vs, for to preache the Gospel vnto them ¹¹ When we loosed foorth then from Troada, we came with a strayght course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis ¹² And from thence, to Philippos, which is the chiefe citie in the partes of Macedonia, and a free citie: And we were in that citie abydyng certayne dayes ¹³ And on the day of the Sabbothes, we went out of the citie, besydes a ryuer, where prayer was wont to be made: And we sate downe, and spake vnto the women which resorted thyther ¹⁴ And a certayne woman, named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the citie of the Thyatirians, which worshipped God, gaue vs audience: Whose hearte the Lorde opened, that she attended vnto the thynges which Paul spake ¹⁵ And when she was baptized, and her householde, she besought vs, saying: Yf ye haue iudged me to be faythfull to the Lorde, come into my house, and abyde there. And she constrayned vs ¹⁶ And it came to passe, as we went to prayer, a certayne damsell, possessed with a spirite of southsaying met vs: which brought her maisters much vantage with southsaying ¹⁷ The same folowed Paul and vs, and cryed, saying: These men are the seruauntes of the most hye God, which shewe vnto vs the way of saluation ¹⁸ And this dyd she many dayes. But Paul not content, turned about, & sayde to the spirite, I commaunde thee in the name of Iesu Christe, that thou come out of her. And he came out the same houre ¹⁹ And when her maisters sawe that the hope of their gaynes was gone, they caught Paul & Silas, and drewe them into the market place, vnto the rulers ²⁰ And brought them to the officers, saying: These men trouble our citie, being Iewes ²¹ And preache ordinaunces, which are not lawfull for vs to receaue, neither to obserue, seeyng we are Romanes ²² And the people ran agaynst them, and the officers rent their clothes, and commaunded them to be beaten with roddes ²³ And when they had beaten them sore, they cast them into pryson, commaundyng the iayler of the pryson to kepe them diligently ²⁴ Which when he had receaued such commaundement, thrust them into the inner pryson, and made their feete fast in the stockes ²⁵ And at mydnyght Paul and Silas prayed, and lauded God. And the prysoners hearde them ²⁶ And sodenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the pryson was shaken, and immediatly all the doores opened, and euery mans bandes were loosed ²⁷ When the keper of the pryson waked out of his sleepe, and sawe the pryson doores open, he drewe out his sworde and woulde haue kylled hym selfe, supposyng that the prysoners had ben fled ²⁸ But Paul cryed with a loude voyce, saying: Do thy selfe no harme, for we are all here ²⁹ Then he called for a lyght, and sprang in, and came tremblyng, and fell downe before Paul and Silas ³⁰ And brought them out, & sayde: Syrs, what must I do to be saued ³¹ And they sayde: beleue on the Lorde Iesus Christe, and thou shalt be saued, and thy householde ³² And they spake vnto hym the worde of the Lorde, and to all that were in his house ³³ And he toke them the same houre of the nyght, and wasshed their woundes, and was baptized hym selfe, & all they of his householde strayghtway ³⁴ And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and ioyed that he with all his householde beleued on God ³⁵ And when it was day, the officers sent the sergeauntes, saying: Let those men go ³⁶ And the keper of the pryson tolde this saying to Paul, the officers haue sent worde to loose you. Nowe therfore, get you hence, and go in peace ³⁷ Then sayde Paul vnto them: They haue beaten vs openly vncondempned, beyng Romanes, and haue cast vs into pryson: and nowe woulde they thrust vs out priuily? Nay veryly, but let them come them selues, and fet vs out ³⁸ And the sergeaunts tolde these wordes vnto the officers, and they feared when they hearde that they were Romanes ³⁹ And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired the to depart out of the citie ⁴⁰ And they went out of the pryson, and entred into the [house] of Lydia, & when they had seene the brethren, they comforted them, and departed

²⁸ A frowarde body causeth strife: and he that is a blabbe of his tongue maketh deuision among princes

⁵ Put thy trust in God with all thine heart: & leane not vnto thine owne wit ⁶ In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall order thy goynges

¹³ No man can serue two maisters: For either he shall hate the one, and loue the other: or els, he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye can not serue God, and Mammon

⁵ Mortifie therefore your members which are vpon the earth: fornication, vncleannesse, inordinate affection, euyll concupiscence, and couetousnesse, which is worshippyng of images

¹² Teachyng vs, that denying vngodlynesse and worldly lustes, we shoulde lyue soberlie and ryghteouslie, and godlie in this present worlde

²³ For all haue synned, and are destitute of the glorie of God

²² But the fruite of the spirite is, loue, ioye, peace, long sufferyng, gentlenesse, goodnesse, fayth ²³ Mekenesse, temperauncie: agaynst such there is no lawe

²⁶ For yf we sinne wyllyngly after that we haue receaued the knowledge of the trueth, there remayneth no more sacrifice for sinnes