Bible verses about "loyalty" | Bishops

⁴ If a principall spirite be geuen thee to beare rule, be not negligent then in thine office: for he that can take cure of him selfe, auoydeth great offences

¹³ Howebeit, when he is come, whiche is the spirite of trueth, he wyl leade you into all trueth. He shall not speake of himselfe: but whatsoeuer he shal heare, that shall he speake, and he wyll shewe you thynges to come

² Furthermore, it is required of the disposers that a man be founde faythfull

⁷ Suffreth all thynges, beleueth all thynges, hopeth all thynges, endureth all thynges

⁶ And he sayd vnto his men: The Lorde kepe me from doyng that thing vnto my maister the lordes annoynted to lay myne hande vpon him, seing he is the annoynted of the Lorde ⁷ And so Dauid kept of his seruauntes with these wordes, and suffred them not to rise against Saul: But Saul rose vp out of the caue, and went away ⁸ Dauid also arose afterward, and went out of the caue, and cryed after Saul, saying: My Lorde king. And when Saul loked behind him, Dauid stowped [with] his face to the earth, and bowed him selfe ⁹ And Dauid sayde to Saul: Wherfore geuest thou an eare to mens wordes that say, beholde Dauid seketh euyll against thee ¹⁰ Behold, this day thyne eyes haue seene howe that the Lord hath deliuered thee this day into myne hande in the caue: And some bad me kill thee, but I had compassion on thee, and sayd: I will not lay myne handes on my maister, for he is the Lordes annoynted

³ Let mercie and faithfulnesse neuer go from thee: binde them about thy necke, and write them in the tables of thyne heart

¹ Let euery soule be subiect vnto the hyer powers: For there is no power but of god. The powers that be, are ordeyned of God

¹ Warne them to be subiect to rule & power, to obey magistrates, to be redie to euery good worke

¹⁵ Moreouer, yf thy brother trespas agaynst thee, go and tell hym his faulte betwene thee and hym alone: If he heare thee, thou hast wonne thy brother

³³ Peter aunswered, and said vnto him: though all men be offended, because of thee, yet wyll I neuer be offended

²¹ Who so foloweth righteousnesse and mercy, findeth both life, righteousnesse, and honour

³⁵ Peter sayde vnto hym: Though I shoulde dye with thee, yet wyll I not denie thee. Lykewyse also sayde all the disciples

¹³ Watche ye, stande fast in the fayth, quyte you lyke men, be strong ¹⁴ Let al your thinges be done with loue

¹⁶ And Ruth aunswered: Entreat me not to leaue thee, and to returne from after thee: for whyther thou goest, I will go also, & where thou dwellest, there I wil dwell: Thy people shalbe my people, and thy god my god ¹⁷ Where thou diest, there will I die, and there wyl I be buried: The Lord do so to me and more also, if ought but death depart thee and me

¹⁷ He is a frende that alway loueth, and in aduersitie a man shall knowe who is his brother

²⁴ A man that wyll haue frendes, must shewe hym selfe frendly: and there is a frende whiche is nearer then a brother