1 Timothy 3:8 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Διακόνους	Diakonous	Deacons	G1249 →
ὡσαύτως	hōsautōs	likewise	G5615 →
σεμνούς,	semnous	[must be] dignified,	G4586 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
διλόγους,	dilogous	double-tongued,	G1351 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
οἴνῳ	oinō	to wine	G3631 →
πολλῷ	pollō	much	G4183 →
προσέχοντας,	prosechontas	being given,	G4337 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
αἰσχροκερδεῖς,	aischrokerdeis	greedy of dishonest gain,	G146 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Titus 2:3
Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
leads to
- Titus 2:4
  In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,
- 1 Timothy 3:11
  In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
- 1 Peter 3:3–5
  Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
- 1 Timothy 2:9–10
  Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
Through
1 Timothy 3:3
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
leads to
- Titus 1:7
  As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 1:1
  Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
- Acts 16:12–15
  From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
- Romans 1:1
  Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Philippians 1:1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:Acts 6:3–6Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them Titus 2:3Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.1 Timothy 5:23Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.1 Timothy 3:3not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.Leviticus 10:9“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.Isaiah 56:11Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:1 Timothy 6:5and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.Ezekiel 44:21No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.James 3:10Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.Titus 1:7As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.1 Timothy 3:12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.John 10:12The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.Titus 2:2Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.1 Peter 5:2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;Romans 3:13“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

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