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1 Timothy 3:1

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Qualifications of Church Leaders

3This saying is trustworthy: wx“If anyone aspires to be an overseer, yhe desires a noble work.”

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Footnotes

  1. w3:1 “This saying is trustworthy” could refer to 1Tm 2:15.

Cross references

  1. x3:1 1Tm 1:15; 4:9
  2. y3:1 Ac 20:28; Php 1:1; Ti 1:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work.”

NLTNew Living Translation

This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be a church leader, he desires an honorable position.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The saying is trustworthy: if anyone aspires to supervision, he desires a good work.

KJV 1900King James Version

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.