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
We work together in God's service; you are God's field to be planted, God's house to be built.
Ephesians 2:22
and in him you are yourselves built into this to form a habitation for God in the Spirit.
1 Timothy 3:15
in case I am detained, to let you see how people ought to behave within the household of God; it is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the Truth.
Hebrews 3:2
he is faithful to Him who appointed him. For while Moses also was faithful in every department of God's house,
1 Peter 2:5
come and, like living stones yourselves, be built into a spiritual house, to form a consecrated priesthood for the offering of those spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Vessels
2 Corinthians 4:7
But I possess this treasure in a frail vessel of earth, to show that the transcending power belongs to God, not to myself;
And some to honour
Romans 9:21
What! has the potter no right over the clay? Has he no right to make out of the same lump one vessel for a noble purpose and another for a menial?
General references
Acts 5:1
But a man called Ananias, who with his wife Sapphira had sold some property,