Titus 2:7 calls for being a model of good works, echoing the same pastoral virtues (upright, holy) listed in the elder qualifications here.

Titus 2:2 commands older men to be self-controlled and dignified—the same virtues expected of elders in the same letter.

Amos 5:15 commands 'love good, hate evil,' directly paralleling the 'lover of goodness' requirement. Both emphasize active love for what is good.

2 Corinthians 6:4-8 lists Paul's commendations—purity, patience, genuine love—mirroring the virtues (holy, upright, self-controlled) required of elders.

2 Timothy 2:22 urges pursuing righteousness, faith, love, and peace—mirroring the qualities required for elders in Titus.

1 Thessalonians 2:10 describes Paul's conduct as holy, righteous, blameless—identical terms to the 'holy and upright' required of elders here.

1 Timothy 3:2 lists the same positive traits for overseers: hospitable and self-controlled, forming a parallel qualification list.

1 Timothy 4:12 urges Timothy to be an example in love, faith, purity—virtues matching the elder qualifications of self-control, holiness, and love of goodness.

1 Timothy 6:11 lists similar virtues for a man of God—righteousness, godliness, faith—reinforcing the pastoral character qualifications.

Luke 14:13 instructs inviting the poor to feasts—a concrete expression of the hospitality elders must show.

Galatians 5:23 includes self-control as fruit of the Spirit—the same quality listed for elders in Titus.

1 Corinthians 9:25 uses athletic self-control as a metaphor—reinforcing the discipline required for spiritual leadership.

Romans 12:13 commands contributing to needs and practicing hospitality—directly echoing the hospitable requirement for elders.

Hebrews 13:2 expands on the hospitality listed here, urging believers to show it to strangers as a blessing.

1 Peter 4:9 commands hospitality without grumbling, reinforcing the same virtue expected of elders here.

1 Peter 5:8 calls for self-control and watchfulness, linking to the self-control required of elders listed here.

2 Peter 1:6 includes self-control in a chain of virtues, echoing the self-control required for elders.