1 Timothy 3:6

New International Reader's Version

The leader must not be a new believer. If he is, he might become proud. Then he would be judged just like the devil.

Cross References

2 Kings 14:10

It’s true that you have won the battle over Edom. So you are proud. Enjoy your success while you can. But stay home and enjoy it! Why ask for trouble? Why bring yourself crashing down? Why bring Judah down with you?”

2 Chronicles 26:16

But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride brought him down. He wasn’t faithful to the Lord his God. He entered the Lord’s temple to burn incense on the altar for burning incense.

2 Chronicles 32:25

But Hezekiah’s heart was proud. He didn’t give thanks for the many kind things the Lord had done for him. So the Lord became angry with him. He also became angry with Judah and Jerusalem.

Proverbs 18:12

If a person’s heart is proud, they will be destroyed. So don’t be proud if you want to be honored.

Proverbs 29:23

Pride brings a person low. But those whose spirits are low will be honored.

Isaiah 2:12

The Lord who rules over all has set apart a day when he will judge. He has set it apart for all those who are proud and think they are important. He has set it apart for all those who brag about themselves. All of them will be brought low.

Daniel 11:12

His soldiers will be carried off. Then the king of Egypt will be filled with pride. He will kill many thousands of soldiers. But his success will not last.

Luke 10:18

Jesus replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

1 Corinthians 3:1

Brothers and sisters, I couldn’t speak to you as people who live by the Holy Spirit. I had to speak to you as people who were still following the ways of the world. You aren’t growing as Christ wants you to. You are still like babies.

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now I want to deal with food sacrificed to statues of gods. We know that “We all have knowledge.” But knowledge makes people proud, while love builds them up.

2 Corinthians 12:7

God has shown me amazing and wonderful things. People should not think more of me because of it. So I wouldn’t become proud of myself, I was given a problem. This problem caused pain in my body. It is a messenger from Satan to make me suffer.

Deuteronomy 17:20

He won’t think of himself as being better than his people are. He won’t turn away from the law. He won’t turn to the right or the left. Then he and his sons after him will rule over his kingdom in Israel for a long time.

Deuteronomy 8:14

Then your hearts will become proud. And you will forget the Lord your God. The Lord brought you out of Egypt. That’s the land where you were slaves.

1 Timothy 3:7

The leader must also be respected by those who are outside the church. Then he will not be put to shame. He will not fall into the devil’s trap.

1 Timothy 6:4

Then that person is proud and doesn’t understand anything. They like to argue more than they should. They can’t agree about what words mean. All of this results in wanting what others have. It causes fighting, harmful talk, and evil distrust.

2 Timothy 3:4

They will turn against their friends. They will act without thinking. They will think they are better than others. They will love what pleases them instead of loving God.

1 Peter 2:2

Like newborn babies, you should long for the pure milk of God’s word. It will help you grow up as believers.

1 Peter 5:5

In the same way, I’m speaking to you who are younger. Follow the lead of those who are older. All of you, put on a spirit free of pride toward one another. Put it on as if it were your clothes. Do this because Scripture says, “God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are humble.” (Proverbs 3:34)

2 Peter 2:4

God did not spare angels when they sinned. Instead, he sent them to hell. He chained them up in dark prisons. He will keep them there until he judges them.

Jude 1:6

Some of the angels didn’t stay where they belonged. They didn’t keep their positions of authority. The Lord has kept those angels in darkness. They are held by chains that last forever. On judgment day, God will judge them.