1 Timothy 3:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

This is a true saying, If any man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a worthie worke.

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  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Take heede therefore vnto your selues, and to all the flocke, whereof the holy Ghost hath made you Ouerseers, to feede the Church of God, which hee hath purchased with that his owne blood.
  • 1 Tim 1:15 : 15 This is a true saying, and by all meanes worthy to be receiued, that Christ Iesus came into the worlde to saue sinners, of whom I am chiefe.
  • 1 Pet 5:2 : 2 Feede the flocke of God, which dependeth vpo you, caring for it not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde:
  • Phil 1:1 : 1 Paul and Timotheus the seruants of Iesvs Christ, to all the Saintes in Christ Iesus which are at Philippi, with the Bishops, and Deacons:
  • Titus 1:7 : 7 For a Bishop must bee vnreproueable, as Gods steward, not froward, not angrie, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,
  • 1 Pet 2:25 : 25 For ye were as sheepe going astray: but are nowe returned vnto the shepheard and Bishop of your soules.
  • Acts 1:20 : 20 For it is written in the booke of Psalmes, Let his habitation be void, and let no man dwel therein: also, Let another take his charge.
  • Jas 5:19-20 : 19 Brethren, if any of you hath erred from the trueth, and some man hath conuerted him, 20 Let him knowe that he which hath conuerted the sinner from going astray out of his way, shall saue a soule from death, and shal hide a multitude of sinnes.
  • 1 Pet 4:15 : 15 But let none of you suffer as a murtherer, or as a thiefe, or an euil doer, or as a busibodie in other mens matters.
  • Titus 3:8 : 8 This is a true saying, and these thinges I will thou shouldest affirme, that they which haue beleeued God, might be carefull to shewe foorth good woorkes. These things are good and profitable vnto men.
  • Heb 12:15 : 15 Take heede, that no man fall away from the grace of God: let no roote of bitternes spring vp and trouble you, lest thereby many be defiled.
  • 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 We desire you, brethren, admonish them that are out of order: comfort ye feeble minded: beare with the weake: be pacient toward all men.
  • 1 Tim 3:2-7 : 2 A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache, 3 Not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthy lucre, but gentle, no fighter, not couetous, 4 One that can rule his owne house honestly, hauing children vnder obedience with all honestie. 5 For if any cannot rule his owne house, how shall he care for the Church of God? 6 He may not be a yong scholer, lest he being puffed vp fall into the condemnation of the deuill. 7 He must also be well reported of, euen of them which are without, lest he fall into rebuke, and the snare of the deuill.
  • 1 Tim 4:9 : 9 This is a true saying, and by all meanes worthie to be receiued.
  • 2 Tim 2:11 : 11 It is a true saying, For if we be dead together with him, we also shall liue together with him.
  • Rom 11:13 : 13 For in that I speake to you Gentiles, in as much as I am the Apostle of ye Gentiles, I magnifie mine office,
  • Eph 4:12 : 12 For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ,
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruite of the righteous is as a tree of life, and he that winneth soules, is wise.
  • Luke 15:10 : 10 Likewise I say vnto you, there is ioy in the presence of the Angels of God, for one sinner that conuerteth.

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  • 1 Tim 3:2-15
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    84%

    2A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,

    3Not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthy lucre, but gentle, no fighter, not couetous,

    4One that can rule his owne house honestly, hauing children vnder obedience with all honestie.

    5For if any cannot rule his owne house, how shall he care for the Church of God?

    6He may not be a yong scholer, lest he being puffed vp fall into the condemnation of the deuill.

    7He must also be well reported of, euen of them which are without, lest he fall into rebuke, and the snare of the deuill.

    8Likewise must Deacons be graue, not double tongued, not giuen vnto much wine, neither to filthy lucre,

    9Hauing the mysterie of the faith in pure conscience.

    10And let them first be proued: then let them minister, if they be found blameles.

    11Likewise their wiues must be honest, not euill speakers, but sober, and faithfull in all things.

    12Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, and such as can rule their children well, and their owne housholdes.

    13For they that haue ministred well, get them selues a good degree, and great libertie in the faith, which is in Christ Iesus.

    14These things write I vnto thee, trusting to come very shortly vnto thee.

    15But if I tary long, that thou maist yet know, how thou oughtest to behaue thy self in ye house of God, which is the Church of the liuing God, the pillar and ground of trueth.

  • Titus 1:5-8
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    5For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest continue to redresse the thinges that remaine, and shouldest ordeine Elders in euery citie, as I appointed thee,

    6If any be vnreproueable, the husbande of one wife, hauing faithfull children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

    7For a Bishop must bee vnreproueable, as Gods steward, not froward, not angrie, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,

    8But harberous, one that loueth goodnesse, wise, righteous, holy, temperate,

  • Titus 3:8
    74%

    8This is a true saying, and these thinges I will thou shouldest affirme, that they which haue beleeued God, might be carefull to shewe foorth good woorkes. These things are good and profitable vnto men.

  • 1 Cor 4:1-2
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    1Let a man so thinke of vs, as of the ministers of Christ, and disposers of the secrets of God:

    2And as for the rest, it is required of the disposers, that euery man be found faithfull.

  • 1 Pet 5:1-3
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    69%

    1The elders which are among you, I beseech which am also an elder, and a witnesse of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shalbe reueiled,

    2Feede the flocke of God, which dependeth vpo you, caring for it not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde:

    3Not as though ye were lords ouer Gods heritage, but that yee may bee ensamples to the flocke.

  • 1 Tim 5:16-17
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    69%

    16If any faithfull man, or faithfull woman haue widowes, let them minister vnto them, and let not the Church bee charged, that there may bee sufficient for them that are widowes in deede.

    17The Elders that rule well, let them be had in double honour, specially they which labour in the worde and doctrine,

  • 1 Tim 2:3
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    3For this is good & acceptable in the sight of God our Sauiour,

  • 1 Tim 4:9
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    9This is a true saying, and by all meanes worthie to be receiued.

  • Titus 3:1
    67%

    1Pvt them in remembrance that they bee subiect to the Principalities and powers, and that they bee obedient, and ready to euery good woorke,

  • Titus 2:7
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    7In all things shewe thy selfe an ensample of good woorkes with vncorrupt doctrine, with grauitie, integritie,

  • 1 Tim 4:6
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    6If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Iesus Christ, which hast bene nourished vp in the wordes of faith, and of good doctrine, which thou hast continually followed.

  • 2 Tim 3:17
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    17That the man of God may be absolute, being made perfect vnto all good workes.

  • 1 Tim 6:3
    66%

    3If any man teach otherwise, and consenteth not to the wholesome wordes of our Lorde Iesus Christ, and to the doctrine, which is according to godlinesse,

  • Titus 2:1-2
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    1Bvt speake thou the thinges which become wholesome doctrine,

    2That the elder men be watchful, graue, teperate, sounde in the faith, in loue, & in patience:

  • 2 Tim 2:21
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    21If any man therefore purge him selfe from these, he shalbe a vessell vnto honour, sanctified, and meete for the Lord, and prepared vnto euery good worke.

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3We giue no occasion of offence in any thing, that our ministerie shoulde not be reprehended.

  • 1 Cor 7:7-8
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    7For I woulde that all men were euen as I my selfe am: but euery man hath his proper gift of God, one after this maner, and another after that.

    8Therefore I say vnto the vnmaried, and vnto the widowes, It is good for them if they abide euen as I doe.

  • 1 Tim 6:11
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    11But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and followe after righteousnesse, godlines, faith, loue, patience, and meekenes.

  • 2 Tim 2:5
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    5And if any man also striue for a Masterie, he is not crowned, except he striue as he ought to doe.

  • Titus 2:5
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    5That they be temperate, chaste, keeping at home, good & subiect vnto their husbands, that the word of God be not euill spoken of.

  • 1 Tim 5:7
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    7These things therefore warne them of, that they may be blamelesse.

  • 1 Tim 5:10
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    10And well reported of for good woorkes: if shee haue nourished her children, if shee haue lodged the strangers, if shee haue washed the Saintes feete, if shee haue ministred vnto them which were in aduersitie, if shee were continually giuen vnto euery good woorke.

  • 2 Tim 2:15
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    15Studie to shewe thy selfe approued vnto God, a workeman that needeth not to be ashamed, diuiding the worde of trueth aright.

  • Acts 6:3
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    3Wherefore brethren, looke ye out among you seuen men of honest report, and full of the holy Ghost, and of wisedome, which we may appoint to this busines.

  • Titus 2:10
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    10Neither pickers, but that they shew al good faithfulnesse, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.

  • 3 John 1:5
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    5Beloued, thou doest faithfully, whatsoeuer thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers,

  • 1 Cor 7:26
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    26I suppose then this to bee good for the present necessitie: I meane that it is good for a man so to be.

  • 1 Tim 1:3
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    3As I besought thee to abide still in Ephesus, when I departed into Macedonia, so doe, that thou mayest warne some, that they teach none other doctrine,