Verse 1
1 Timothy 3:1
English Revised Version
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Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Original Language Text
greek
Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος· εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, καλοῦ ἔργου ἐπιθυμεῖ.
English Translation
The saying is trustworthy: if anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.
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Chapter 3 Context
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Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
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The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, soberminded, orde...
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no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
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one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
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(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God (El...
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not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
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Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the...
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Deacons in like manner must be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filth...
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And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless.
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Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
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Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
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For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in...
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These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;
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but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God (E...
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And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, justi...
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