1 Timothy 3:3

New American Bible - revised edition

not a drunkard, not aggressive, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money.

Cross References

Titus 1:7

For a bishop as God’s steward must be blameless, not arrogant, not irritable, not a drunkard, not aggressive, not greedy for sordid gain,

Titus 3:2

They are to slander no one, to be peaceable, considerate, exercising all graciousness toward everyone.

Ephesians 5:18

And do not get drunk on wine, in which lies debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

1 Timothy 3:8

Similarly, deacons must be dignified, not deceitful, not addicted to drink, not greedy for sordid gain,

James 4:1

Where do the wars and where do the conflicts among you come from? Is it not from your passions that make war within your members?

Isaiah 28:7

But these also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priest and prophet stagger from strong drink, overpowered by wine; They are confused by strong drink, they stagger in their visions, they totter when giving judgment.

1 Peter 5:2

Tend the flock of God in your midst, [overseeing] not by constraint but willingly, as God would have it, not for shameful profit but eagerly.

Hebrews 13:5

Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never forsake you or abandon you.”

Titus 2:3

Similarly, older women should be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to drink, teaching what is good,

Leviticus 10:9

When you are to go to the tent of meeting, you and your sons are forbidden, by a perpetual statute throughout your generations, to drink any wine or strong drink, lest you die.

Revelation 1:9

I, John, your brother, who share with you the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance we have in Jesus, found myself on the island called Patmos because I proclaimed God’s word and gave testimony to Jesus.

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! They followed the way of Cain, abandoned themselves to Balaam’s error for the sake of gain, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed they will exploit you with fabrications, but from of old their condemnation has not been idle and their destruction does not sleep. Lessons from the Past.

Titus 1:11

It is imperative to silence them, as they are upsetting whole families by teaching for sordid gain what they should not.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

We urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, cheer the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient with all.

Romans 16:18

For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites, and by fair and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

Acts 20:33

I have never wanted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

Matthew 21:13

And he said to them, “It is written: ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a den of thieves.”

Malachi 1:10

Oh, that one of you would just shut the temple gates to keep you from kindling fire on my altar in vain! I take no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts; and I will not accept any offering from your hands!

Micah 3:11

Its leaders render judgment for a bribe, the priests teach for pay, the prophets divine for money, While they rely on the Lord, saying, “Is not the Lord in the midst of us? No evil can come upon us!”

Micah 3:5

Thus says the Lord regarding the prophets: O you who lead my people astray, When your teeth have something to bite you announce peace, But proclaim war against the one who fails to put something in your mouth.

Micah 2:11

If one possessed of a lying spirit speaks deceitfully, saying, “I will preach to you wine and strong drink,” that one would be the preacher for this people.

Ezekiel 44:21

No priest shall drink wine before he enters the inner court.

Jeremiah 8:10

Therefore, I will give their wives to other men, their fields to new owners. Small and great alike, all are greedy for gain, prophet and priest, all practice fraud.

Jeremiah 6:13

Small and great alike, all are greedy for gain; prophet and priest, all practice fraud.

Isaiah 28:1

Ah! majestic garland of the drunkards of Ephraim, Fading blooms of his glorious beauty, at the head of the fertile valley, upon those stupefied with wine.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; better is a patient spirit than a lofty one.

Proverbs 15:27

The greedy tear down their own house, but those who hate bribes will live.

Proverbs 1:19

This is the way of everyone greedy for loot: it takes away their lives.

1 Samuel 8:3

His sons did not follow his example, but looked to their own gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

2 Timothy 3:2

People will be self-centered and lovers of money, proud, haughty, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, irreligious,