Titus 1:6

Good News Translation

an elder must be without fault; he must have only one wife, and his children must be believers and not have the reputation of being wild or disobedient.

Cross References

Genesis 18:19

I have chosen him in order that he may command his sons and his descendants to obey me and to do what is right and just. If they do, I will do everything for him that I have promised.”

Proverbs 28:7

Young people who obey the law are intelligent. Those who make friends with good-for-nothings are a disgrace to their parents.

Ezekiel 44:22

No priest may marry a divorced woman; he is to marry only an Israelite virgin or the widow of another priest.

Leviticus 21:14

not a widow or a divorced woman or a woman who has been a prostitute. He shall marry only a virgin from his own clan.

Leviticus 21:7

A priest shall not marry a woman who has been a prostitute or a woman who is not a virgin or who is divorced; he is holy.

Malachi 2:15

Didn't God make you one body and spirit with her? What was his purpose in this? It was that you should have children who are truly God's people. So make sure that none of you breaks his promise to his wife.

Luke 1:5

During the time when Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife's name was Elizabeth; she also belonged to a priestly family.

Ephesians 5:18

Do not get drunk with wine, which will only ruin you; instead, be filled with the Spirit.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

We urge you, our friends, to warn the idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

1 Timothy 1:9

It must be remembered, of course, that laws are made, not for good people, but for lawbreakers and criminals, for the godless and sinful, for those who are not religious or spiritual, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,

1 Timothy 3:12

A church helper must have only one wife, and be able to manage his children and family well.

Titus 1:10

For there are many, especially the converts from Judaism, who rebel and deceive others with their nonsense.

1 Samuel 2:11

Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah, but the boy Samuel stayed in Shiloh and served the Lord under the priest Eli.

1 Samuel 2:22

Eli was now very old. He kept hearing about everything his sons were doing to the Israelites and that they were even sleeping with the women who worked at the entrance to the Tent of the Lord's presence.