Bible Verses About The Didache And Early Church Teaching

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Direct passage for sober and godly living

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Acts 2:42 is relevant background but not directly about the Didache by name

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

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And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

Early church daily common life background

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

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And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

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For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

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These things command and teach.

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Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

Bible passage on holding traditions taught by word or letter

Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

Bible passage warning against strange doctrines

As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

Bible warning against other doctrine

Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

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Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

Bible passage on not following disorderly tradition

And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

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And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

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Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

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And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

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See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

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In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

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And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

Apostolic preaching background

And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

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And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.

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Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

General teaching instruction background

Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

Bible passage on abiding in the teaching of Christ

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

Bible command to teach sound doctrine

I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

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And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

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There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

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If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

Bible passage against different doctrine

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

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And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

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So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.

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Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

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And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.

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Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

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