1 Timothy 3:5
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Cross-reference
In 1 Timothy 3:15, Paul calls the church 'household of God' — the same metaphor underlying the qualification in 3:5.
In 1 Timothy 3:12, the same household management requirement applies to deacons, extending the principle for overseers to other church officers.
In 1 Timothy 5:17, 'rule well' describes elders worthy of honor, broadening the concept of ruling from household to church leadership.
In 1 Samuel 2:29, God rebukes Eli for honoring his sons above Him — a failure in household management that disqualified his priestly leadership.
In 1 Samuel 2:30, God decrees judgment on Eli's house — illustrating consequences of failing to manage one's household as a leader.
In 1 Samuel 3:13, Eli's failure to restrain his sons from blaspheming is the very mismanagement Paul says disqualifies from church care.
In Acts 20:28, Paul charges elders to 'care for the church' — the same responsibility that household management demonstrates readiness for.
In Genesis 18:19, God chose Abraham to command his household in righteousness — a prime example of the household management Paul requires.
In Psalm 101:2, the psalmist commits to integrity within his house—directly paralleling the household management prerequisite for caring for God's church.
In Titus 1:6, the same qualifications for elders include managing children and household, echoing the prerequisite for church care.
In 1 Corinthians 7:34, marriage divides attention—contrasting with the expectation that household management demonstrates fitness for church care.
Leviticus 21:9 shows a priest's daughter's misconduct profanes her father — illustrating that household behavior reflects on spiritual office.
In Romans 12:8, leadership is exercised with zeal—complementing the qualification that a leader first manages his own household well.
In 1 Corinthians 11:22, Paul rebukes despising the church by misusing houses—paralleling the need to manage one's household to care for the church.