1 Timothy 3:5

Catholic Public Domain Version

For if a man does not know how to lead his own house, how will he take care of the Church of God?

Cross References

Acts 20:28

Take care of yourselves and of the entire flock, over which the Holy Spirit has stationed you as Bishops to rule the Church of God, which he has purchased by his own blood.

1 Corinthians 10:32

Be without offense toward the Jews, and toward the Gentiles, and toward the Church of God,

Ephesians 1:22

And he has subjected all things under his feet, and he has made him the head over the entire Church,

Ephesians 5:24

Therefore, just as the Church is subject to Christ, so also should wives be subject to their husbands in all things.

Ephesians 5:32

This is a great Sacrament. And I am speaking in Christ and in the Church.

1 Timothy 3:15

But, if I am delayed, you should know the manner in which it is necessary to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and the foundation of truth.

1 Samuel 3:13

For I have foretold to him that I will judge his house unto eternity, because of iniquity. For he had known that his sons acted shamefully, and he did not chastise them.