1This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
1This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
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;
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.
3:1Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh 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.