1 Timothy 3:2-7

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. ⁴ He must manage his own household well, with all dignity _e keeping his children submissive, ⁵ for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for _w God's church? ⁶ He must not be a recent convert, or he may _f become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. ⁷ Moreover, he must be well thought of by _g outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into _h a snare of the devil.

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.
   
8. Cross References
   1 Timothy 3:12
   Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.
   
9. Cross References
   1 Timothy 3:1
   The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
   
10. Cross References
    1 Timothy 6:4
    He is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions.
    2 Timothy 3:4
    Treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.
    
11. Cross References
    Mark 4:11
    And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables.
    
12. Cross References
    2 Timothy 2:26
    And they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
    1 Timothy 6:9
    But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.