Titus 1:6
Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.
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Titus 1:6
Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.
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Titus 1:5
I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;
Titus 1:6
Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.
Titus 1:7
For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;
Titus 1:8
But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled;
1 Timothy 3:1
This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.
1 Timothy 5:19
Do not take as true any statement made against one in authority, but only if two or three give witness to it.
Acts 20:17
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the rulers of the church.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
Acts 20:28
Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.
Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons of the church:
1 Thessalonians 5:14
And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.
1 Timothy 4:6
If you keep these things before the minds of the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the right teaching which has been your guide:
Titus 1:1
Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in agreement with the faith of the saints of God and the full knowledge of what is true in harmony with religion,
Titus 2:15
On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.
1 Peter 5:1
I who am myself one of the rulers of the church, and a witness of the death of Christ, having my part in the coming glory, send this serious request to the chief men among you:
1 Peter 5:2
Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;
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1 Timothy 3:2
The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;
1 Timothy 3:3
Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;
1 Timothy 3:4
Ruling his house well, having his children under control with all serious behaviour;
1 Timothy 3:5
(For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)
1 Timothy 3:6
Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.
1 Timothy 3:7
And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.
1 Timothy 3:10
And let these first be put to the test; then let them become Deacons if there is nothing against them.
1 Timothy 3:11
Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.
1 Timothy 3:12
Let Deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their houses well.
Genesis 18:19
For I have made him mine so that he may give orders to his children and those of his line after him, to keep the ways of the Lord, to do what is good and right: so that the Lord may do to Abraham as he has said.
1 Corinthians 9:5
Have we no right to take about with us a Christian wife, like the rest of the Apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
1 Timothy 4:3
Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.
1 Timothy 5:7
Give orders to this effect, so that no evil may be said of anyone.
1 Timothy 5:9
Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man,
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Titus 1:9
Keeping to the true word of the teaching, so that he may be able to give comfort by right teaching and overcome the arguments of the doubters.
Titus 1:10
For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision,
2 Timothy 2:2
And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others.
1 Timothy 5:22
Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.
2 Timothy 2:24
For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,
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Ephesians 5:18
And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;
1 Peter 4:4
And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:
Luke 15:13
And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.
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Malachi 2:15
...So give thought to your spirit, and let no one be false to the wife of his early years.
Deuteronomy 17:17
And he is not to have a great number of wives, for fear that his heart may be turned away; or great wealth of silver and gold.
Matthew 19:4
And he said in answer, Have you not seen in the Writings, that he who made them at the first made them male and female, and said,
1 Corinthians 7:14
For the husband who has not faith is made holy through his Christian wife, and the wife who is not a Christian is made holy through the brother: if not, your children would be unholy, but now are they holy.
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1 Corinthians 1:8
Who will give you strength to the end, to be free from all sin in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:22
In the body of his flesh through death, so that you might be holy and without sin and free from all evil before him:
Philippians 2:15
So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
1 Thessalonians 5:23
And may the God of peace himself make you holy in every way; and may your spirit and soul and body be free from all sin at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 3:14
For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.
Philippians 3:6
In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.
1 Thessalonians 3:13
So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
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1 Timothy 1:9
With the knowledge that the law is made, not for the upright man, but for those who have no respect for law and order, for evil men and sinners, for the unholy and those who have no religion, for those who put their fathers or mothers to death, for takers of life,
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Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.
Romans 12:18
As far as it is possible for you be at peace with all men.
Hebrews 12:14
Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;
James 3:17
But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
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Leviticus 21:7
They may not take as wife a loose or common woman, or one who has been put away by her husband: for the priest is holy to his God.
Leviticus 21:9
And if the daughter of a priest makes herself common and by her loose behaviour puts shame on her father, let her be burned with fire.
Leviticus 21:14
A widow, or one whose husband has put her away, or a common woman of loose behaviour, may not be the wife of a priest; but let him take a virgin from among his people.
Ezekiel 44:22
And they are not to take as wives any widow or woman whose husband has put her away: but they may take virgins of the seed of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.
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1 Samuel 2:17
And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings.
1 Samuel 3:13
And you are to say to him that I will send punishment on his family for ever, for the sin which he had knowledge of; because his sons have been cursing God and he had no control over them.
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John 18:29
So Pilate came out to them and put the question: What have you to say against this man?
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