1 Timothy 3:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.”
1 Timothy 3:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Timothy 3:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Timothy 3:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.”
1 Timothy 3:1 — World English Bible
1 Timothy 3:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. ”
1 Timothy 3:1 — American Standard Version
1 Timothy 3:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;”
1 Timothy 3:1 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Timothy 3:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The word [is] faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work. ”
1 Timothy 3:1 — Darby Translation
1 Timothy 3:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“This is a true saying, If any man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a worthie worke.”
1 Timothy 3:1 — Geneva Bible
1 Timothy 3:1 in Context — 1 Timothy 3
1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
What Does 1 Timothy 3:1 Mean?
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