1 Timothy 3:1
It is a faithful saying, that if a man desireth the eldership, he desireth a good work.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 there will thus be joy, before 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 hath established you bishops; that ye feed the church of God, which he hath acquired by his blood.
Ephesians 4:12for perfecting the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edification of the body of the Messiah;
1 Thessalonians 5:14And we entreat you, my brethren, that ye admonish the faulty, and encourage the faint-hearted, and bear the burdens of the weak, and be long suffering towards all men.
1 Timothy 3:2And an elder ought to be such, that no blame can be found in him; and he should be the husband of one wife, with a vigilant mind, and sober and regular in his habits, and affectionate to strangers, and instructive;
2 Timothy 2:11Faithful is the saying, For if we shall have 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 →