1Tim 6:4 Cross References

1 Timothy 6:4

4: Anyone who teaches anything different is both conceited and ignorant. Such a person has an unhealthy desire to quibble over the meaning of words. This stirs up arguments ending in jealousy, fighting, slander, and evil suspicions.

1 Timothy 3:6

  1. An elder must not be a new Christian, because he might be proud of being chosen so soon, and the Devil will use that pride to make him fall.

2 Timothy 2:14

  1. Remind everyone of these things, and command them in God's name to stop fighting over words. Such arguments are useless, and they can ruin those who hear them.

2 Timothy 2:23

  1. Again I say, don't get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights.

2 Timothy 3:4

  1. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God.

1 Timothy 1:7

  1. They want to be known as teachers of the law of Moses, but they don't know what they are talking about, even though they seem so confident.

1 Timothy 1:4

  1. Don't let people waste time in endless speculation over myths and spiritual pedigrees. For these things only cause arguments; they don't help people live a life of faith in God.

2 Peter 2:12

  1. These false teachers are like unthinking animals, creatures of instinct, who are born to be caught and killed. They laugh at the terrifying powers they know so little about, and they will be destroyed along with them.

Jude 1:16

  1. These people are grumblers and complainers, doing whatever evil they feel like. They are loudmouthed braggarts, and they flatter others to get favors in return.

2 Peter 2:18

  1. They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With lustful desire as their bait, they lure back into sin those who have just escaped from such wicked living.

Jude 1:10

  1. But these people mock and curse the things they do not understand. Like animals, they do whatever their instincts tell them, and they bring about their own destruction.

Acts 15:2

  1. Paul and Barnabas, disagreeing with them, argued forcefully and at length. Finally, Paul and Barnabas were sent to Jerusalem, accompanied by some local believers, to talk to the apostles and elders about this question.

Titus 3:9

  1. Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws. These kinds of things are useless and a waste of time.

James 1:19

  1. My dear brothers and sisters, be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

Galatians 5:20

  1. idolatry, participation in demonic activities, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, divisions, the feeling that everyone is wrong except those in your own little group,
  2. envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other kinds of sin. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Romans 2:8

  1. But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and practice evil deeds.

1 Corinthians 11:18

  1. First of all, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it.

Philippians 2:14

  1. In everything you do, stay away from complaining and arguing,

Proverbs 13:7

  1. Some who are poor pretend to be rich; others who are rich pretend to be poor.

Proverbs 25:14

  1. A person who doesn't give a promised gift is like clouds and wind that don't bring rain.

Acts 18:15

  1. But since it is merely a question of words and names and your Jewish laws, you take care of it. I refuse to judge such matters."

1 Corinthians 11:16

  1. But if anyone wants to argue about this, all I can say is that we have no other custom than this, and all the churches of God feel the same way about it.

1 Peter 2:1

  1. So get rid of all malicious behavior and deceit. Don't just pretend to be good! Be done with hypocrisy and jealousy and backstabbing.
  2. You must crave pure spiritual milk so that you can grow into the fullness of your salvation. Cry out for this nourishment as a baby cries for milk,

Galatians 6:3

  1. If you think you are too important to help someone in need, you are only fooling yourself. You are really a nobody.

2 Corinthians 11:20

  1. You put up with it when they make you their slaves, take everything you have, take advantage of you, put on airs, and slap you in the face.

Romans 13:13

  1. We should be decent and true in everything we do, so that everyone can approve of our behavior. Don't participate in wild parties and getting drunk, or in adultery and immoral living, or in fighting and jealousy.

Colossians 2:18

  1. Don't let anyone condemn you by insisting on self-denial. And don't let anyone say you must worship angels, even though they say they have had visions about this. These people claim to be so humble, but their sinful minds have made them proud.

James 2:14

  1. Dear brothers and sisters, what's the use of saying you have faith if you don't prove it by your actions? That kind of faith can't save anyone.
  2. Suppose you see a brother or sister who needs food or clothing,
  3. and you say, "Well, good-bye and God bless you; stay warm and eat well"--but then you don't give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?
  4. So you see, it isn't enough just to have faith. Faith that doesn't show itself by good deeds is no faith at all--it is dead and useless.
  5. Now someone may argue, "Some people have faith; others have good deeds." I say, "I can't see your faith if you don't have good deeds, but I will show you my faith through my good deeds."

Philippians 1:15

  1. Some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motives.

James 4:5

  1. What do you think the Scriptures mean when they say that the Holy Spirit, whom God has placed within us, jealously longs for us to be faithful?
  2. He gives us more and more strength to stand against such evil desires. As the Scriptures say, "God sets himself against the proud, but he shows favor to the humble."

1 Corinthians 8:1

  1. Now let's talk about food that has been sacrificed to idols. You think that everyone should agree with your perfect knowledge. While knowledge may make us feel important, it is love that really builds up the church.
  2. Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn't really know very much.

1 Corinthians 3:3

  1. for you are still controlled by your own sinful desires. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn't that prove you are controlled by your own desires? You are acting like people who don't belong to the Lord.

Galatians 5:15

  1. But if instead of showing love among yourselves you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another.

James 4:1

  1. What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Isn't it the whole army of evil desires at war within you?
  2. You want what you don't have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous for what others have, and you can't possess it, so you fight and quarrel to take it away from them. And yet the reason you don't have what you want is that you don't ask God for it.

1 Corinthians 3:18

  1. Stop fooling yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world's standards, you will have to become a fool so you can become wise by God's standards.

Romans 14:1

  1. Accept Christians who are weak in faith, and don't argue with them about what they think is right or wrong.

Revelation 3:17

  1. You say, 'I am rich. I have everything I want. I don't need a thing!' And you don't realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.

Proverbs 26:12

  1. There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.

Romans 12:16

  1. Live in harmony with each other. Don't try to act important, but enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don't think you know it all!

Acts 8:9

  1. A man named Simon had been a sorcerer there for many years, claiming to be someone great.

Philippians 2:3

  1. Don't be selfish; don't live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

  1. He will exalt himself and defy every god there is and tear down every object of adoration and worship. He will position himself in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.

Isaiah 58:4

  1. What good is fasting when you keep on fighting and quarreling? This kind of fasting will never get you anywhere with me.

Acts 8:21

  1. You can have no part in this, for your heart is not right before God.
  2. Turn from your wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive your evil thoughts,
  3. for I can see that you are full of bitterness and held captive by sin."

Galatians 5:26

  1. Let us not become conceited, or irritate one another, or be jealous of one another.
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