1Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
1Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
1 Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2 The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3 no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
3:1This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
3:1Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task.
3:1A faithful saying: if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
3:1The word is faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.
3:1Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
3:1This is a true saying, If a man desireth the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
3:1This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.
3:1Stedfast is the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;
3:1This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.