1 Timothy 3:8
1 Timothy · New Testament · Chapter 3
“Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”1 Timothy 3:8
What Does 1 Timothy 3:8 Mean?
1 Timothy 3:8 is found in the book of 1 Timothy, chapter 3, verse 8 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Self-Control.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Timothy 3:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Peter 5:2“Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;”Philippians 1:1“Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:”Acts 6:3“Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.”Leviticus 10:9“Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:”1 Timothy 3:3“Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;”1 Timothy 5:23“Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.”Titus 2:3“The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;”Isaiah 56:11“Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.”1 Timothy 6:5“Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.”Psalms 12:2“They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.”Psalms 52:2“Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.”Ezekiel 44:21“Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.”John 10:12“But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.”1 Timothy 3:12“Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.”Titus 1:7“For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;”Titus 2:2“That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.”James 3:10“Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.”2 Peter 2:3“And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.”Psalms 5:9“For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.”Psalms 50:19“Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.”
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