Titus 1:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

If anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.

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  • 1 Tim 3:2-7 : 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy for dishonest gain; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all respectfulness; 5 For if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God? 6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover, he must have a good reputation with those outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
  • 1 Tim 3:12 : 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
  • Titus 1:6-8 : 6 If anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God; not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money; 8 But hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;
  • Titus 1:10 : 10 For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
  • Ezek 44:22 : 22 Neither shall they marry widows, nor her who is divorced; but they shall take virgins of the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow who had a priest before.
  • Mal 2:15 : 15 And did he not make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And why one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
  • Luke 1:5 : 5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
  • Eph 5:18 : 18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
  • 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.
  • Gen 18:19 : 19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.
  • Lev 21:7 : 7 They shall not take a wife who is a whore, or profane; nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband: for he is holy to his God.
  • Lev 21:14 : 14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or a harlot, these he shall not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife.
  • 1 Sam 2:11 : 11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child served the LORD before Eli the priest.
  • 1 Sam 2:22 : 22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did to all Israel; and how they lay with the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
  • 1 Sam 2:29-30 : 29 Why do you scorn my sacrifice and my offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honor your sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel my people? 30 Therefore the LORD God of Israel says, I did indeed say that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever: but now the LORD says, Be it far from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
  • 1 Sam 3:12-13 : 12 In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house; when I begin, I will also make an end. 13 For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows about; because his sons made themselves vile, and he did not restrain them.
  • Prov 28:7 : 7 Whoever keeps the law is a wise son, but he who is a companion of riotous men shames his father.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Tim 3:1-12
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    1This is a true saying: If a man desires the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.

    2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

    3Not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy for dishonest gain; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

    4One who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all respectfulness;

    5For if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?

    6Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

    7Moreover, he must have a good reputation with those outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

    8Likewise, the deacons must be dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain;

    9Holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

    10And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless.

    11In the same way, their wives must be dignified, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

    12Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

  • Titus 1:7-8
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    7For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God; not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money;

    8But hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

  • 1 Tim 5:7-11
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    7And these things command, that they may be blameless.

    8But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

    9Do not let a widow be taken into the number under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

    10Well reported for good works: if she has brought up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.

    11But refuse the younger widows; for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry;

  • Titus 2:2-8
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    2That the older men be sober, dignified, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

    3The older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine, teachers of good things;

    4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

    5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

    6Likewise exhort the young men to be sober-minded.

    7In all things showing yourself a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, dignity, sincerity,

    8Sound speech that cannot be condemned; that he who is of the opposite side may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you.

  • Titus 1:5
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    5For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—

  • 1 Tim 5:14
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    14Therefore I desire that the younger women marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

  • 1 Tim 6:14
    71%

    14That you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

  • Eph 5:27
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    27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

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

  • 2 Cor 6:3
    70%

    3Giving no offense in anything, that the ministry may not be blamed:

  • 1 Cor 7:2
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    2Nevertheless, to avoid sexual immorality, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

  • 1 Tim 5:1-4
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    1Do not rebuke an elder, but appeal to him as a father; and the younger men as brothers;

    2The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

    3Honor widows who are truly widows.

    4But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to repay their parents, for this is good and acceptable before God.

  • 1 Tim 6:1
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    1Let as many servants as are under the yoke consider their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and His doctrine be not blasphemed.

  • 1 Cor 7:14
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    14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

  • 1 Cor 7:8
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    8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

  • 1 Cor 5:1
    68%

    1It is commonly reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that a man has his father's wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:35-36
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    35And this I say for your own benefit, not to put a restraint on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.

    36But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he will. He does not sin; let them marry.

  • 2 Pet 3:14
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    14Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for such things, be diligent that you may be found by him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

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

  • Luke 1:6
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    6They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

  • 1 Tim 1:10
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    10For fornicators, for those who defile themselves with mankind, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,

  • Phil 2:15
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    15That you may be blameless and harmless, children of God, without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world;

  • 1 Cor 4:2
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    2Moreover, it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful.

  • 1 Tim 4:6
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    6If you remind the brethren of these things, you shall be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished in the words of faith and of good doctrine, to which you have attained.