1 Timothy 3:1
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This is a true saying: If a man desire the office of bishop, he desireth a good work.
Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
This is a faithful and trustworthy saying: if any man [eagerly] seeks the office of overseer (bishop, superintendent), he desires an excellent task.
The saying is true and irrefutable: If any man [eagerly] seeks the office of bishop (superintendent, overseer), he desires an excellent task (work).
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
This saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work.”
This saying is reliable: if anyone has a goal to be a supervisor in the church, they want a good thing.
Here is a statement you can trust: anyone aspiring to be a congregation leader is seeking worthwhile work.
It is true that anyone who desires to be a church official wants to be something worthwhile.
The word [is] faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.
The saying is trustworthy— if anyone aspires-to the office-of-overseer, he desires a good work.
A faithful saying: if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
It is a true statement that anyone whose goal is to serve as an elder has his heart set on a good work.
These words are true: ‘If you want to become a leader of God's people, it is an important work that you want to do.’
This saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to become an overseer, he desires a noble task.
The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
·What I say is true [or This saying/word is trustworthy; 1:15; 4:9; 2 Tim. 2:11; Titus 3:8]: Anyone ·wanting [aspiring] to become an ·overseer [T bishop; C perhaps the same as elder; 3:6, 7; 5:17; Titus 1:5–6] desires a ·good [honorable; noble] ·work [role; position].
2 He setteth out Bishops, 8 and Christian deacons with their wives, 12 children and family, 15 he calleth the Church the house of God. This is a true saying, If any man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a worthy work.
This is a statement that can be trusted: If anyone sets his heart on being a bishop, he desires something excellent.
This is a true saying: If a man is eager to be a church leader, he desires an excellent work.
This saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work.”
What I say is true: If anyone wants to become an overseer, he is wanting a good work.
This is a trustworthy saying: The one who would an elder be, a noble task desires he.
It is quite true to say that a man who sets his heart on holding office has laudable ambition. Well, for the office of a bishop a man must be of blameless reputation, he must be married to one wife only, and be a man of self-control and discretion. He must be a man of disciplined life; he must be hospitable and have the gift of teaching. He must be neither intemperate nor violent, but gentle. He must not be a controversialist nor must he be fond of money-grabbing. He must have proper authority in his own household, and be able to control and command the respect of his children. (For if a man cannot rule in his own house how can he look after the Church of God?). He must not be a beginner in the faith, for fear of his becoming conceited and sharing Satan’s downfall. He should, in addition to the above qualifications, have a good reputation with the outside world, in case his good name is attacked and he is caught by the devil that way.
¶ The Word is faithful, If anyone desires the office of a bishop, {to be a pastor or elder in the congregation} he desires a difficult ministry.
This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
It is a trustworthy saying: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.
The saying is trustworthy: if anyone aspires to supervision, he desires a good work.
It is a true saying that if a man wants to be a pastor he has a good ambition.
If anyone wants to provide leadership in the church, good! But there are preconditions: A leader must be well-thought-of, committed to his wife, cool and collected, accessible, and hospitable. He must know what he’s talking about, not be overfond of wine, not pushy but gentle, not thin-skinned, not money-hungry. He must handle his own affairs well, attentive to his own children and having their respect. For if someone is unable to handle his own affairs, how can he take care of God’s church? He must not be a new believer, lest the position go to his head and the Devil trip him up. Outsiders must think well of him, or else the Devil will figure out a way to lure him into his trap.
This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.
Trustworthy is the saying. If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he is desiring a good work.
This is a statement that can be trusted: If anyone sets his heart on being a bishop, he desires something excellent.
This saying is trustworthy: whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task.
It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.
It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.
This saying can be trusted: Whoever wants to be a bishop desires a noble task.
What I say is true: Anyone wanting to become an overseer desires a good work.
This saying is trustworthy: “If someone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.”
Here is a saying you can trust. If anyone wants to be a leader in the church, they want to do a good work for God and people.
Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.
Here is a trustworthy saying: whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.
This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work.
It is true that if a man wants to be a church leader, he wants to do a good work.
This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be a church leader, he desires an honorable position.”
This is a true saying: if a man desires the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.
The saying is sure: whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task.
The saying is sure: whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task.
The saying is sure: whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task.
The saying is sure: whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task.
Here is a trustworthy saying: if someone is eager for the work of overseeing God’s people, the task they seek is a fine one.
Trustworthy is the dvar Emes: if anyone aspires to the congregational office of Mashgiach Ruchani (Spiritual Overseer) over the Adat Hashem (Congregation of G-d), he desires a good task.
This is a true saying: If anyone desires the office of an overseer, he desires a worthy work.
The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop, he desires a noble task.
The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop, he desires a noble task.
Trustworthy is the saying: “If any man aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.”
Here’s another statement you may trust: if anyone is seeking a position as overseer in the church, he desires an honorable and important work.
This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.
These are true words. If a man wants to be a leader of the church people, he seeks a good thing.
A faithful word [I shall say]. If any man desireth a bishopric [If any man desire a bishopric], he desireth a good work.
Stedfast [is] the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;
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