1 Timothy 3:3

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He must not get drunk or push people around; instead, he needs to be gentle. He must not be a person who likes to argue or who loves money.

Cross References

Titus 1:7

Because a church leader takes care of God’s family, he must be blameless. He must not push people around, or get angry easily, or get drunk, or try to get money by cheating people.

Titus 3:2

Tell them not to say bad things about anybody but to live in peace, consider the needs of others, and always be gentle toward everyone.

Ephesians 5:18

Don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to wild living. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

1 Timothy 3:8

In the same way, deacons must be worthy of respect. They must be honest. they must not drink too much wine, and they must not try to get money by cheating other people.

James 4:1

Why do you fight and argue among yourselves? Isn’t it because of your wrong desires that fight within you?

1 Peter 5:2

Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care. Watch over them, not because you have to, but because you want to. That’s what God wants you to do. Don’t do it to try to get money in dishonest ways, but because you really want to serve.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, because God has said, “I’ll never leave you; I’ll never abandon you.”

Titus 2:3

In the same way, teach the older women to live in a way that shows respect for God. They must not tell lies about others, and they must not become heavy drinkers. Instead, they must teach what is good.

Revelation 1:9

I, John, am your brother and your partner in the suffering, the kingdom, and the patient endurance of Jesus. I was on the island of Patmos because of God’s word and the testimony of Jesus.

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! They’ve followed the way of Cain. Because they love money, they’ve rushed into the same mistake Balaam made. They’ve rebelled just like Korah, and they’re going to be destroyed just as he was.

2 Peter 2:3

These teachers will be so greedy that they’ll make up stories to take advantage of you. But they’ve been under a sentence of death for a long time. Their destruction has not been sleeping.

Titus 1:11

Those people need to be stopped. They’re disrupting entire families by teaching things they shouldn’t, and they’re doing it just to try to cheat people.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

And we urge you, brothers and sisters, to warn certain people who don’t want to work and who are being disruptive. Encourage those who have lost hope, help those who are weak, and be patient with everyone.

Romans 16:18

because people like that are serving their own appetites, not our Lord Jesus Christ. With smooth talk and flattery they fool people who don’t know any better.

Acts 20:33

I wasn’t greedy for anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

Matthew 21:13

“It is written,” he told them, “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’ ”

2 Timothy 3:2

People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, braggers, proud, abusive, and disobedient to their parents. They won’t be thankful or holy,