1 Timothy 3:3

The Text-Critical English New Testament

not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for sordid gain, but gentle, not contentious, and not a lover of money.

Cross References

Matthew 21:13

And he said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.”

Acts 20:33

I coveted no one's silver, gold, or clothing.

Romans 16:18

For such people do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly. By smooth talk and fine speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

Ephesians 5:18

Do not be drunk with wine, which leads to debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

1 Thessalonians 5:14

And we urge you, brothers, to admonish those who are idle, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, and be patient toward all.

1 Timothy 3:8

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, and not greedy for sordid gain.

2 Timothy 3:2

For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Titus 1:11

They must be silenced, because they are ruining entire households by teaching what they ought not to teach, for the sake of sordid gain.

Titus 1:7

For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for sordid gain,

Titus 2:3

Elderly women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderous or enslaved to much wine, but teaching what is good,

Titus 3:2

to slander no one, and to be peaceable and considerate, always showing gentleness toward everyone.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for God has said, “I will never leave yoʋ, nor will I ever forsake yoʋ.”

James 4:1

Where do wars and fights among you come from? Do they not come from your passions that wage war among your members?

1 Peter 5:2

Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly; not for sordid gain, but eagerly.

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation from of old is not idle, and their destruction will not slumber.

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, they rushed for reward to the error of Balaam, and they perished in the rebellion of Korah.

Revelation 1:9

I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation, kingdom, and endurance that are in Christ Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.