1 Timothy 3:1
FAITHFUL is the saying, if any one desires the office of overseer[3:1], he desires a good work.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
In Context
Cross References
Luke 15:10So, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents.
Acts 20:28Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the church of the Lord[20:28], which he purchased with his own blood.
Ephesians 4:12for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ;
1 Thessalonians 5:14Now we exhort you, brethren, admonish the unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be long-suffering toward all.
1 Timothy 3:2The overseer then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching;
2 Timothy 2:11Faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also live with him;
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 3:1
In this chapter our apostle treats of church-officers. He specifies, I. The qualifications of a person to be admitted to the office of a bishop, ver. 1-7 . II. The qualifications of deacons ( ver. 8-10 ), and of their wives ( ver. 11 ), again of the deacons, ver. 12, 13 . III. The reasons of his writing to Timothy, whereupon he speaks of the church and the foundation-truth professed therein, ver. 14, to the end . Read the whole commentary →