1 Timothy 3:1
Faithful is the saying, "If any one is eager to have the oversight of a Church, he desires a noble work."
Weymouth NT (1912)
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 15:10"I tell you that in the same way there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one repentant sinner."
Acts 20:28"Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has placed you to take the oversight for Him and act as shepherds to the Church of God, which He has bought with His own blood.
Ephesians 4:12in order fully to equip His people for the work of serving--for the building up of Christ's body--
1 Thessalonians 5:14And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the unruly, comfort the timid, sustain the weak, and be patient towards all.
1 Timothy 3:2A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;
2 Timothy 2:11Faithful is the saying: "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 →