1 Timothy 3:2

English Majority Text Version

It is necessary, therefore, for a bishop to be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable, skillful at teaching;

Cross References

Luke 1:6

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Luke 2:36

Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;

Romans 12:13

sharing in the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.

Philippians 2:15

in order that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as light bearers in the world,

1 Timothy 3:12

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

1 Timothy 3:8

Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not being given to much wine, not greedy for money,

1 Timothy 4:3

forbidding to marry, commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who are believers and have come to know the truth.

1 Timothy 5:10

being witnessed by 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.

1 Timothy 5:22

Lay hands on no one hastily, nor share in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.

1 Timothy 5:9

Let a widow be enrolled having become not less than sixty years, the wife of one man,

2 Timothy 2:24

And a servant of the Lord ought not to fight, but to be gentle to all, skillful at teaching, forbearing,

Titus 2:2

Older men are to be sober, serious, temperate, sound in the faith, in love, in endurance.

Hebrews 13:2

Do not forget hospitality, for through this some have unwittingly entertained angels.

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become partakers of Christ, if indeed we hold fast the beginning of the assurance firm until the end,

1 Peter 4:7

Now the end of all things is at hand; therefore be of sound mind and self-controlled in your prayers.

1 Peter 4:9

Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober, be watchful; your adversary the devil walks about as a roaring lion, seeking someone he may devour.