Titus 1:6

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An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wild living or rebellion.

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  • 1 Tim 3:2-7 : 2 Therefore, an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity. 5 (For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?) 6 He must not be a recent convert, so that he does not become conceited and fall into the judgment of the devil. 7 Moreover, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he won't fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil.
  • 1 Tim 3:12 : 12 Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their households well.
  • Titus 1:6-8 : 6 An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wild living or rebellion. 7 For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless—not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, and not greedy for dishonest gain. 8 But he must be hospitable, a lover of what is good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
  • Titus 1:10 : 10 For there are many who are rebellious, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.
  • Ezek 44:22 : 22 They must not marry widows or divorced women, but only virgins of Israelite descent or widows who were married to priests.
  • Mal 2:15 : 15 Did not God make them one, with a portion of His spirit in their union? And what was the one seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.
  • Luke 1:5 : 5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, from the division of Abijah. His wife, Elizabeth, was also a descendant of Aaron.
  • Eph 5:18 : 18 And do not get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled with the Spirit.
  • 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 Now we urge you, brothers, admonish those who are idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
  • Gen 18:19 : 19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what He has promised him.
  • Lev 21:7 : 7 They must not marry a woman who is a prostitute or has been profaned, nor may they marry a divorced woman, because priests are holy to their God.
  • Lev 21:14 : 14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He may only marry a virgin from among his own people.
  • 1 Sam 2:11 : 11 'Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah, but the boy stayed to serve the LORD under the supervision of Eli the priest.'
  • 1 Sam 2:22 : 22 Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
  • 1 Sam 2:29-30 : 29 Why do you scorn My sacrifice and offering that I commanded for My dwelling? Why do you honor your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves on the best of all the offerings of My people Israel? 30 Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: I certainly said that your house and your father’s house would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For those who honor Me I will honor, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
  • 1 Sam 3:12-13 : 12 On that day I will carry out everything I have spoken against Eli’s house, from beginning to end. 13 I have told him that I will judge his house forever because of the sin he knew about. His sons were cursing God, and he did not restrain them.
  • Prov 28:7 : 7 A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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  • 1 Tim 3:1-12
    12 verses
    86%

    1This saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.

    2Therefore, an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

    3not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money.

    4He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity.

    5(For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)

    6He must not be a recent convert, so that he does not become conceited and fall into the judgment of the devil.

    7Moreover, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he won't fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil.

    8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, and not greedy for dishonest gain.

    9They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

    10Let them also be tested first; then, if they prove blameless, let them serve as deacons.

    11Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded and faithful in all things.

    12Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their households well.

  • Titus 1:7-8
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    7For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless—not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, and not greedy for dishonest gain.

    8But he must be hospitable, a lover of what is good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

  • 1 Tim 5:7-11
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    7Command these things so that they may be above reproach.

    8If anyone does not provide for their own, and especially for their own household, they have denied the faith and are worse than an unbeliever.

    9A widow should be enrolled only if she is at least sixty years old and has been faithful to one husband,

    10and is well known for her good works: if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped those in affliction, and devoted herself to every good work.

    11But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their physical desires draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry,

  • Titus 2:2-8
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    2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance.

    3Likewise, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things.

    4They are to encourage the young women to love their husbands and children,

    5to be self-controlled, pure, committed to their homes, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be slandered.

    6Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.

    7In all things, present yourself as an example of good works, with integrity, dignity, and incorruptibility in your teaching.

    8Let your speech be sound and beyond reproach, so that any opponent may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

  • Titus 1:5
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    5I left you in Crete for this reason, so that you might set in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you.

  • 1 Tim 5:14
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    14Therefore, I desire that younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.

  • 1 Tim 6:14
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    14Keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Eph 5:27
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    27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

  • 1 Tim 5:16
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    16If any believing man or woman has widows, let them help them and not let the church be burdened, so that it may assist those who are truly widows.

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3We give no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
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    2But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

  • 1 Tim 5:1-4
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    1Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but appeal to him as you would to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,

    2older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters—with absolute purity.

    3Honor widows who are truly widows.

    4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show respect within their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

  • 1 Tim 6:1
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    1All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching are not slandered.

  • 1 Cor 7:14
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    14For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

  • 1 Cor 7:8
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    8To the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to remain as I am.

  • 1 Cor 5:1
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    1It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and a kind of immorality that is not even found among the Gentiles—a man is sleeping with his father’s wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:35-36
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    35I am saying this for your benefit, not to restrict you, but so that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.

    36If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are strong and he feels it must be so, let him do as he wants. He is not sinning; they should marry.

  • 2 Pet 3:14
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    14Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless.

  • 1 Cor 7:11
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    11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

  • Luke 1:6
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    6Both were righteous in the sight of God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

  • 1 Tim 1:10
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    10the sexually immoral, those who practice homosexuality, slave traders, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,

  • Phil 2:15
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    15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverted generation. Among them, you shine as lights in the world,

  • 1 Cor 4:2
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    2Now it is required that those who are entrusted as stewards must prove faithful.

  • 1 Tim 4:6
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    6If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and the good teaching that you have followed.