1 Timothy 3:1
This saying is faithful, that if a man desire the presbyterate, a good work he desireth.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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 so shall there be joy before the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
Acts 20:28Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to the whole flock over which the Spirit of Holiness hath constituted you the bishops; to pasture the church of the Meshiha which he hath purchased with his blood.
Ephesians 4:12for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edification of the (church of the) Meshiha,
1 Thessalonians 5:14And I entreat of you, my brethren, (to) admonish the offenders, and encourage the little of soul, and bear the burden of the weak, and prolong your spirit toward every man.
1 Timothy 3:2But it behoveth that a presbyter be as that blame be not found in him; and that he be the husband of one wife; (a man) who is of a vigilant mind, chaste, and orderly, and a lover of guests, and instructful;
2 Timothy 2:11Faithful is the word: For if we be dead with him, With him also we shall live;
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 →