Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
Vessels
And some to honour
General references
Bible References
In a
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.
Ephesians 2:22
in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.
1 Timothy 3:15
if I am delayed, you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
Hebrews 3:2
He was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house.
1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Vessels
2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
And some to honour
Romans 9:21
Does not the potter have right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?
General references
Acts 5:1
But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,