Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

General references

Bible References

Any

1 Timothy 3:2
An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

The husband

Leviticus 21:7
They are not to marry a woman defiled by prostitution. They are not to marry one divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.
Ezekiel 44:22
He is not to marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin from the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.
Malachi 2:15
Didn’t the one God make us with a remnant of His life-breath? And what does the One seek? A godly offspring. So watch yourselves carefully, and do not act treacherously against the wife of your youth.
Luke 1:5
In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
1 Timothy 3:12
Deacons must be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently.

Having

Genesis 18:19
For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfill to Abraham what He promised him.”
1 Samuel 2:11
Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy served the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.
1 Samuel 3:12
On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I said about his family, from beginning to end.
1 Timothy 3:4
one who manages his own household competently, having his children under control with all dignity.

Not

Proverbs 28:7
A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.

Or

Titus 1:10
For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism.
1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we exhort you, brothers: warn those who are irresponsible, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

General references

Leviticus 14:42
Then they must take different stones to replace the former ones and take additional plaster to replaster the house.
Ezekiel 44:9
“This is what the Lord God says: No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, may enter My sanctuary, not even a foreigner who is among the Israelites.

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