1 Timothy 3:1-2

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Qualifications of Bishops

3 The saying is sure:^[a] whoever aspires to the office of bishop^[b] desires a noble task. ²Now a bishop^[c] must be above reproach, married only once,^[d] temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher,

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1 Timothy 3:1 Some interpreters place these words at the end of the previous paragraph. Other ancient authorities read The saying is commonly accepted
1 Timothy 3:1 Or overseer
1 Timothy 3:2 Or an overseer
1 Timothy 3:2 Gk the husband of one wife

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