1 Timothy 3:2
1 Timothy · New Testament · Chapter 3
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”1 Timothy 3:2
What Does 1 Timothy 3:2 Mean?
1 Timothy 3:2 is found in the book of 1 Timothy, chapter 3, verse 2 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Timothy 3:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 20:28“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”Titus 1:6“If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.”2 Timothy 2:24“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,”1 Peter 5:8“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”Romans 12:13“Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.”Titus 1:8“But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;”1 Timothy 5:9“Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,”1 Peter 4:9“Use hospitality one to another without grudging.”1 Timothy 3:12“Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.”Romans 12:7“Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;”1 Timothy 3:10“And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.”Titus 2:2“That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.”Hebrews 13:4“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”Ezra 7:10“For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.”Colossians 1:28“Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:”1 Timothy 3:1“This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.”1 Timothy 3:11“Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.”2 Timothy 2:2“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”Hebrews 13:2“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”Leviticus 21:18“For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,”
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