1 Timothy 3
Treated in 13 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 3:2 The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 4
- 3:1 Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2
- 3:3 no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money; 2
- 3:7 Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. 2
- 3:9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 2
- 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory. 2
- 3:4 one that ruleth well his own house, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity; 1
- 3:5 ( but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 1
- 3:6 not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 1
- 3:10 And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless. 1
- 3:11 Women in like manner [must be] grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. 1
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Where it is preached
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
George Herbert — The Country Parson Who Made the Ordinary Holy cites 1 Timothy 3:2–3
…rate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness” (1 Timothy 3:2–3, NIV). These were not abstract virtues for Herbert but practical habits of daily life — e…
- He Holds My Tomorrows ·
Enoch cites 1 Timothy 3:9
…Colossians 2:2), the mystery of iniquity (2 Thessalonians 2:7), the mystery of the faith (1 Timothy 3:9), and the mystery of godliness (1 Timothy 3:16). This mystery, this truth, this glorious …
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
Men in the Church cites 1 Timothy 3:1–7
…tation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap" (1 Timothy 3:1–7). Notice first: "whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task." It is right and…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites 1 Timothy 3:2–3
…h, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.” 1 Timothy 3:2–3 — “An overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled,…
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
The Battle Within cites 1 Timothy 3:3
…e. Stop. The Bible calls it "not given to drunkenness" as a qualification for leadership (1 Timothy 3:3). Many men in our region cannot lead because they cannot rule their cups. Third, anger. W…
- Soar Like The Eagle ·
Being Released cites 1 Tim. 3:7
…e recognized by current pastor/eldership. 1 John 4:1 Approved by congregation (election). 1 Tim. 3:7 On being appointed to the office of elder, the undersigned is accepting the above stateme…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
A Caution against Bigotry cites 1 Tim. 3:10
…ese” (the deacons), says he, “first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon” (1 Tim. 3:10). Proved, how? By setting them to construe a sentence of Greek and asking them a few comm…
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
The Inner Man cites 1 Timothy 3:2–3
…not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money" (1 Timothy 3:2–3). Notice: able to teach appears only once in this long list. The rest is character. If yo…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.9 The Ninth Commandment cites 1 Tim 3: 11
… the head of a faction. Acts 24: 5. The same word signifies both a slanderer and a devil. 1 Tim 3: 11. ‘Not slanderers;’ in the Greek, ‘not devils.’ Some think it is no great matter, to misre…
- The Ten Commandments ·
4.1 Faith cites 1 Tim 3: 9
…ace, it is joined with sanctity. ‘Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.’ 1 Tim 3: 9. The jewel of faith is always put in the cabinet of a pure conscience. The woman that tou…
- Holy in Christ ·
Notes cites 1 Tim. iii. 16
…passage, so often the antithesis of flesh and spirit is found where Christ is spoken of. (1 Tim. iii. 16; 1 Pet. iii. 18.) In these passages the Spirit is applied to whatever belongs to Christ (…
- Evening by Evening ·
June cites 1 Timothy 3:16
…n our lesson, and then rise and carry it into practice. June 4 “Received up into glory.” (1 Timothy 3:16) We have seen our well-beloved Lord in the days of his flesh, humiliated and sore vexed; …
- Watchman Nee ·
The Church and the Body of Christ cites 1 Timothy 3:1-7
…ober-minded, gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money, able to teach, and respected (1 Timothy 3:1-7). Nee's ecclesiology emphasized appointment and spiritual maturity. Modern churches shoul…