1 Timothy 3:1
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Context
This verse from 1 Timothy Chapter 3 connects to 10 cross-references. The qualifications for overseers and deacons: the overseer must be above reproach, husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, hospitable, not a drunkard, not violent, not a lover of money, managing his household well. Similarly for deacons. The church is the …
Other Translations
Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;
This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.
Cross References
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all …
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for …
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a …
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, …
Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that …
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, …
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: …
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from …
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;