1 Timothy 3:2

Modern English Version

An overseer then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach;

Cross References

Isaiah 56:10

His watchmen are blind; they all are ignorant; they all are dumb dogs, unable to bark; sleepers lying down, who love to slumber.

Luke 1:6

They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

Luke 2:36

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

Romans 12:13

contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality.

Philippians 2:15

that you may be blameless and harmless, sons of God, without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world.

1 Timothy 3:12

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

1 Timothy 3:8

Likewise deacons must be honorable, not insincere, not given to much wine, not greedy,

1 Timothy 4:3

forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

1 Timothy 5:10

is well attested in good works, if she has brought up children, has lodged strangers, has washed the saints’ feet, has relieved the afflicted, and has diligently followed every good work.

1 Timothy 5:22

Do not lay hands suddenly on anyone, and do not partake of other men’s sins. Keep yourself pure.

1 Timothy 5:9

Do not let a widow be counted unless she is over sixty years old, has been the wife of one man,

2 Timothy 2:24

The servant of the Lord must not quarrel, but must be gentle toward all people, able to teach, patient,

Titus 2:2

Older men should be sober, serious, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

Hebrews 13:2

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unknowingly.

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence firmly to the end,

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is near. Therefore be solemn and sober so you can pray.

1 Peter 4:9

Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober and watchful, because your adversary the devil walks around as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.