1 Timothy 3:1
Here is a trustworthy word: if a man aspires to the position of overseer, he desires 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
Cross References
Luke 15:10Just so, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Acts 20:28So take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as overseers, to shepherd the congregation of the Lord and God which He purchased with His own blood.
Ephesians 4:12for the equipping of the saints into the work of the ministry, so as to build up the body of Christ,
1 Thessalonians 5:14Now we exhort you, brothers: admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, be supportive of the weak, be patient toward all.
1 Timothy 3:2Now then, it is obligatory for the overseer to be above reproach, a one woman man, temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, good at teaching,
2 Timothy 2:11This is a trustworthy word: If, indeed, we died together, we will also live together;
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 →