1 Timothy 3:1
3 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a 1bishop, he desires a good work.
1 Timothy 3:1 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.
1 Timothy 3:1 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
1 Timothy 3:1 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
1 Timothy 3:1 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be a church leader, he desires an honorable position.”
1 Timothy 3:1 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 What I say is true: Anyone wanting to become an overseer desires a good work.
1 Timothy 3:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
1 Timothy 3:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 The word is faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.
1 Timothy 3:1 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 This is a statement that can be trusted: If anyone sets his heart on being a bishop,he desires something excellent.
1 Timothy 3:1 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 This saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work.”
1 Timothy 3:1 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 The saying is sure: whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task.
1 Timothy 3:1 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 The saying is trustworthy: if anyone aspires to supervision, he desires a good work.
1 Timothy 3:1 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 Here is a saying you can trust. If anyone wants to be a leader in the church, he wants to do a good work for God and people.
1 Timothy 3:1 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.