1 Timothy 3:2

World English Bible (2000)

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 12:13 : 13 contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.
  • 2 Tim 2:24 : 24 The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,
  • Titus 1:6-9 : 6 if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior. 7 For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain; 8 but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled; 9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
  • 1 Pet 4:9 : 9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.
  • 1 Tim 5:9 : 9 Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
  • 1 Tim 3:10-11 : 10 Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless. 11 Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
  • Heb 13:2 : 2 Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
  • Titus 2:2 : 2 that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:
  • Heb 3:14 : 14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm to the end:
  • Phil 2:15 : 15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
  • Luke 1:6 : 6 They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
  • Isa 56:10 : 10 His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they can't bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
  • 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.
  • 1 Tim 4:3 : 3 forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Titus 1:5-8
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    5I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;

    6if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

    7For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

    8but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled;

  • 1 Tim 3:1
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    1This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.

  • 1 Tim 3:3-13
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    3not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

    4one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

    5(but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)

    6not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

    7Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

    8Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;

    9holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

    10Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.

    11Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

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

    13For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

  • Titus 2:1-7
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    1But say the things which fit sound doctrine,

    2that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:

    3and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

    4that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

    5to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God's word may not be blasphemed.

    6Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;

    7in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

  • 1 Tim 5:9-10
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    9Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

    10being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

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

  • 1 Tim 5:7
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    7Also command these things, that they may be without reproach.

  • 1 Tim 5:14
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    14I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.

  • 1 Cor 4:2
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    2Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful.

  • 2 Tim 2:24
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    24The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,

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

  • Titus 3:1-2
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    1Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

    2to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

  • Col 3:18-19
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    18Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

    19Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them.

  • 1 Pet 5:2
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    2Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

  • 1 Tim 3:15
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    15but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,

  • 1 Tim 5:16-17
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    16If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don't let the assembly be burdened; that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.

    17Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

  • 1 Pet 3:1-2
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    1In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;

    2seeing your pure behavior in fear.

  • 1 Tim 6:3
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    3If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn't consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,

  • 1 Cor 7:32-33
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    32But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;

    33but he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.

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

  • 1 Thess 4:4
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    4that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor,

  • 1 Pet 3:8
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    8Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

  • 1 Cor 7:35
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    35This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.

  • 1 Tim 5:2
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    2the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.