1 Timothy 3:2-3

Qualifications for Overseers

² Therefore _x an overseer ₁ must be above reproach, _y the husband of one wife, _{2 z} sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, _a hospitable, _b able to teach, ³ not a drunkard, not violent but _c gentle, not quarrelsome, _d not a lover of money.

1. Cross References
   Titus 1:6 - 9
   If anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.
   
2. Cross References
   1 Timothy 5:9
   Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband.
   
3. Cross References
   1 Timothy 3:11
   Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.
   Titus 2:2
   Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.
   
4. Cross References
   1 Peter 4:9
   Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
   
5. Cross References
   2 Timothy 2:24
   And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil.
   
6. Cross References
   Titus 3:2
   To speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.
   
7. Cross References
   Hebrews 13:5
   Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you.
   1 Timothy 6:10
   For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.