1 Timothy 3:1

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

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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

2The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

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Cross References

Luke 15:10Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

Acts 20:28Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.

Ephesians 4:12for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

1 Thessalonians 5:14And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

1 Timothy 3:2The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

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 →

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