1 Timothy 3:1 Cross References - Geneva

¹ This is a true saying, If any man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a worthie worke.

³⁰ The fruite of the righteous is as a tree of life, and he that winneth soules, is wise.

¹⁰ Likewise I say vnto you, there is ioy in the presence of the Angels of God, for one sinner that conuerteth.

²⁰ For it is written in the booke of Psalmes, Let his habitation be void, and let no man dwel therein: also, Let another take his charge.

²⁸ Take heede therefore vnto your selues, and to all the flocke, whereof the holy Ghost hath made you Ouerseers, to feede the Church of God, which hee hath purchased with that his owne blood.

¹³ For in that I speake to you Gentiles, in as much as I am the Apostle of ye Gentiles, I magnifie mine office,

¹² For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ,

¹ Paul and Timotheus the seruants of IESVS CHRIST, to all the Saintes in Christ Iesus which are at Philippi, with the Bishops, and Deacons:

¹⁴ We desire you, brethren, admonish them that are out of order: comfort ye feeble minded: beare with the weake: be pacient toward all men.

¹⁵ This is a true saying, and by all meanes worthy to be receiued, that Christ Iesus came into the worlde to saue sinners, of whom I am chiefe.

² A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache, ³ Not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthy lucre, but gentle, no fighter, not couetous, ⁴ One that can rule his owne house honestly, hauing children vnder obedience with all honestie. ⁵ For if any cannot rule his owne house, how shall he care for the Church of God? ⁶ He may not be a yong scholer, lest he being puffed vp fall into the condemnation of the deuill. ⁷ He must also be well reported of, euen of them which are without, lest he fall into rebuke, and the snare of the deuill.

⁹ This is a true saying, and by all meanes worthie to be receiued.

¹¹ It is a true saying, For if we be dead together with him, we also shall liue together with him.

⁷ For a Bishop must bee vnreproueable, as Gods steward, not froward, not angrie, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,

⁸ This is a true saying, and these thinges I will thou shouldest affirme, that they which haue beleeued God, might be carefull to shewe foorth good woorkes. These things are good and profitable vnto men.

¹⁵ Take heede, that no man fall away from the grace of God: let no roote of bitternes spring vp and trouble you, lest thereby many be defiled.

¹⁹ Brethren, if any of you hath erred from the trueth, and some man hath conuerted him, ²⁰ Let him know that he which hath conuerted the sinner from going astray out of his way, shall saue a soule from death, and shall hide a multitude of sinnes.

²⁵ For ye were as sheepe going astray: but are nowe returned vnto the shepheard and Bishop of your soules.

¹⁵ But let none of you suffer as a murtherer, or as a thiefe, or an euil doer, or as a busibodie in other mens matters.

² Feede the flocke of God, which dependeth vpon you, caring for it not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde: