1 Timothy 3:1

New Living Translation

Leaders in the Church

3 This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be a church leader,^[a] he desires an honorable position.”

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Footnotes

3:1 Or an overseer, or a bishop; also in 3:2, 6.

1 Timothy 3:1 in all English translations

New Living Translation (NLT)

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