1Tim 6:1 Cross References
1 Timothy 6:1
1: Christians who are slaves should give their masters full respect so that the name of God and his teaching will not be shamed.
Titus 2:5
- to live wisely and be pure, to take care of their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God.
Romans 2:24
- No wonder the Scriptures say, "The world blasphemes the name of God because of you."
1 Peter 2:17
- Show respect for everyone. Love your Christian brothers and sisters. Fear God. Show respect for the king.
- You who are slaves must accept the authority of your masters. Do whatever they tell you--not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are harsh.
- For God is pleased with you when, for the sake of your conscience, you patiently endure unfair treatment.
- Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing right and are patient beneath the blows, God is pleased with you.
1 Peter 3:16
- But you must do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak evil against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ.
Matthew 11:30
- For my yoke fits perfectly, and the burden I give you is light."
Galatians 5:1
- So Christ has really set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don't get tied up again in slavery to the law.
1 Corinthians 7:21
- Are you a slave? Don't let that worry you--but if you get a chance to be free, take it.
- And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, the Lord has now set you free from the awful power of sin. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ.
Isaiah 58:6
- "No, the kind of fasting I want calls you to free those who are wrongly imprisoned and to stop oppressing those who work for you. Treat them fairly and give them what they earn.
Acts 10:7
- As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of his personal attendants.
Isaiah 47:6
- For I was angry with my chosen people and began their punishment by letting them fall into your hands. But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy. You have forced even the elderly to carry heavy burdens.
Acts 10:22
- They said, "We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout man who fears the God of Israel and is well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to send for you so you can go to his house and give him a message."
2 Kings 5:13
- But his officers tried to reason with him and said, "Sir, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, wouldn't you have done it? So you should certainly obey him when he says simply to go and wash and be cured!"
Genesis 24:35
- "And the LORD has blessed my master richly; he has become a great man. The LORD has given him flocks of sheep and herds of cattle, a fortune in silver and gold, and many servants and camels and donkeys.
- When Sarah, my master's wife, was very old, she gave birth to my master's son, and my master has given him everything he owns.
- And my master made me swear that I would not let Isaac marry one of the local Canaanite women.
- Instead, I was to come to his relatives here in this far-off land, to his father's home. I was told to bring back a young woman from here to marry his son.
- " `But suppose I can't find a young woman willing to come back with me?' I asked him.
1 Corinthians 10:32
- Don't give offense to Jews or Gentiles or the church of God.
Isaiah 52:5
- And now, what is this?" asks the LORD. "Why are my people enslaved again? Those who rule them shout in exultation. My name is being blasphemed all day long.
Malachi 1:6
- The LORD Almighty says to the priests: "A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. I am your father and master, but where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have despised my name! "But you ask, `How have we ever despised your name?'
Ezekiel 36:20
- But when they were scattered among the nations, they brought dishonor to my holy name. For the nations said, `These are the people of the LORD, and he couldn't keep them safe in his own land!'
1 Peter 2:12
- Be careful how you live among your unbelieving neighbors. Even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will believe and give honor to God when he comes to judge the world.
Ezekiel 36:23
- I will show how holy my great name is--the name you dishonored among the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes, says the Sovereign LORD, then the nations will know that I am the LORD.
Genesis 13:7
- So an argument broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. At that time Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.
- Then Abram talked it over with Lot. "This arguing between our herdsmen has got to stop," he said. "After all, we are close relatives!
Colossians 3:22
- You slaves must obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Obey them willingly because of your reverent fear of the Lord.
- Work hard and cheerfully at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
- Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and the Master you are serving is Christ.
- But if you do what is wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong you have done. For God has no favorites who can get away with evil.
Genesis 24:27
- "Praise be to the LORD, the God of my master, Abraham," he said. "The LORD has been so kind and faithful to Abraham, for he has led me straight to my master's relatives."
2 Kings 5:2
- Now groups of Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives was a young girl who had been given to Naaman's wife as a maid.
- One day the girl said to her mistress, "I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He would heal him of his leprosy."
Genesis 24:12
- "O LORD, God of my master," he prayed. "Give me success and show kindness to my master, Abraham. Help me to accomplish the purpose of my journey.
Ephesians 6:5
- Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ.
- Work hard, but not just to please your masters when they are watching. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.
- Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
- Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free.
Matthew 11:9
- Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet.
Deuteronomy 28:48
- you will serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you. You will be left hungry, thirsty, naked, and lacking in everything. They will oppress you harshly until you are destroyed.
Titus 2:8
- Let your teaching be so correct that it can't be criticized. Then those who want to argue will be ashamed because they won't have anything bad to say about us.
- Slaves must obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk back
- or steal, but they must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive in every way.
1 Timothy 5:14
- So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will not be able to say anything against them.
Luke 17:1
- One day Jesus said to his disciples, "There will always be temptations to sin, but how terrible it will be for the person who does the tempting.
Genesis 24:2
- One day Abraham said to the man in charge of his household, who was his oldest servant,
2 Samuel 12:14
- But you have given the enemies of the LORD great opportunity to despise and blaspheme him, so your child will die."
Acts 15:10
- Why are you now questioning God's way by burdening the Gentile believers with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear?
Nehemiah 9:5
- Then the leaders of the Levites--Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah--called out to the people: "Stand up and praise the LORD your God, for he lives from everlasting to everlasting!" Then they continued, "Praise his glorious name! It is far greater than we can think or say.
Genesis 16:9
- Then the angel of the LORD said, "Return to your mistress and submit to her authority."