1 Timothy 3:1
True is the saying: If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Noyes Bible
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 15:10I say to you, that thus there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
Acts 20:28Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the church of the Lord, which he purchased with his own blood.
Ephesians 4:12for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministration, for the building up of the body of Christ;
1 Thessalonians 5:14Moreover we exhort you, brethren, admonish the unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be forbearing to all.
1 Timothy 3:2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching;
2 Timothy 2:11True 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 →