This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

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Qualifications of Overseers

This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a [a]bishop, he desires a good work.

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:1 Lit. overseer

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

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not [a]given to wine, not violent, [b]not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not [c]covetous;

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 3:3 addicted
  2. 1 Timothy 3:3 NU omits not greedy for money
  3. 1 Timothy 3:3 loving money