1 Timothy 3:15

in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Cross References (49)

  • 1 Peter 2:5 (15)

    you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifi

  • Ephesians 2:21–22 (13)

    In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

  • 1 Thessalonians 1:9 (6)

    For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living an

  • Matthew 16:18–19 (6)

    And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail agai

  • 1 Chronicles 22:13 (6)

    Then you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be

  • 1 Kings 2:4 (6)

    and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all

  • John 14:6 (5)

    Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

  • Galatians 2:9 (5)

    And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnaba

  • 1 Chronicles 28:9–21 (5)

    As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LO

  • 1 Samuel 17:26 (5)

    David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes thi

  • Romans 3:2 (5)

    Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.

  • Matthew 16:16 (5)

    Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

  • Joshua 3:10 (4)

    He continued, “This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you t

  • Acts 1:2 (4)

    until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen

  • Matthew 18:18 (4)

    Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in

  • 1 Timothy 6:16 (4)

    He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be hon

  • Romans 9:26 (4)

    and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘son

  • Deuteronomy 31:23 (4)

    Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into

  • 1 Kings 2:2 (4)

    “I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man.

  • Deuteronomy 5:26 (4)

    For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?

  • 1 Timothy 4:10 (3)

    To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and espe

  • Jeremiah 23:36 (3)

    But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each man’s word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of th

  • Psalms 84:2 (3)

    My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

  • John 6:69 (3)

    We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”

  • Ephesians 4:21 (3)

    Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—

  • Hebrews 3:12 (3)

    See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:16 (3)

    What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said:

  • Colossians 1:5 (3)

    the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of

  • Psalms 42:2 (3)

    My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?

  • Daniel 6:26 (3)

    I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the liv

  • John 1:17 (3)

    For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Timothy 3:16 (3)

    By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was see

  • Jeremiah 1:18 (3)

    Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—agai

  • 1 Timothy 3:2 (3)

    An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospita

  • Galatians 3:1 (3)

    O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.

  • Revelation 7:2 (3)

    And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to t

  • Acts 14:15 (3)

    “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn fr

  • 1 Samuel 17:36 (3)

    Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the a

  • Hebrews 12:22 (3)

    Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of

  • 2 Kings 19:4 (2)

    Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy

  • 2 Corinthians 3:3 (2)

    It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of t

  • Hosea 1:10 (2)

    Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happ

  • Hebrews 3:2–6 (2)

    He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.

  • Hebrews 9:14 (2)

    how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our co

  • John 18:37 (2)

    “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have com

  • 2 Corinthians 6:7 (2)

    in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;

  • Jeremiah 10:10 (2)

    But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cann

  • 2 Timothy 2:20 (2)

    A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use

  • 1 Timothy 3:5 (2)

    For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?