Cross references

Titus 1:7

As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

Titus 1:7 BSB

Titus 1:7 has 23 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 11 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ephesians 5:18 (9 votes) and 2 Peter 2:10 (8 votes). 39 other verses point back to it. It links with 24 other books, from Genesis 49 to 3 John 1.

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Which verses does Titus 1:7 point to?

The 20 strongest of 23, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

  2. Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.

  3. As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.

  4. Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;

  5. Luke 12:425 votes

    And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?

  6. My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

  7. A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.

  8. These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.

  9. No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.

  10. This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task. An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, …

  11. Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber. Like 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: …

Which verses point to Titus 1:7?

The 10 strongest of 39.