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 …
Otras traducciones
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.
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