1 Timothy 3:6

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A leader must not be a new believer. Otherwise, he might become proud and go wrong, just as the devil did.

Cross References

1 Timothy 6:4

then that person is proud and doesn’t understand anything. They like to argue more than they should, and they’ll always be fighting about what words mean. This results in jealousy, fighting, harmful talk, and bad suspicions.

1 Peter 5:5

In the same way, you who are younger should follow the lead of your elders. All of you should have a humble attitude toward one another, because Scripture says, “God opposes those who are proud, but he gives grace to those who are humble.”

1 Peter 2:2

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

2 Corinthians 12:7

God has shown me amazing and wonderful things, but people shouldn’t think more of me because of those. In fact, so that I wouldn’t become overly proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to harass me.

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now I’d like to talk about food that has been sacrificed to statues of gods. We know that “We all have knowledge.” But knowledge makes people proud, while love builds them up.

1 Corinthians 3:1

Brothers and sisters, I couldn’t speak to you as people who were led by the Holy Spirit. I had to speak to you as people who were still following their own wrong desires. You’re not growing as Christ wants you to. You’re still like babies.

Jude 1:6

Some of the angels abandoned their positions of authority and didn’t stay where they belonged. The Lord is keeping those angels in darkness, bound with chains that last forever, until judgment day.

2 Peter 2:4

God didn’t spare the angels when they sinned. Instead, he sent them to hell and chained them up in dark prisons. He’s holding them there until the day of judgment.

2 Timothy 3:4

turn against their friends, and act without thinking. They’ll believe they’re better than others, and they’ll love pleasure instead of loving God.

Luke 10:18

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

1 Timothy 3:7

A leader must also have a good reputation among those who are outside the church. If it turns out that he’s done a lot of wrong things, he’ll be embarrassed, and the devil will be able to ruin his work.