1 Timothy 3:1

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Summary

1 Timothy 3:1

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

Is a

The office

1 Peter 2:25

Desireth

Bible References

Is a

It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:

This is a true saying, in which all may put their faith.

This is a true saying: If we undergo death with him, then will we be living with him:

This is a true saying; and it is my desire that you may give certain witness about these things, so that those who have had faith in God may give attention to good works. These things are good and of profit to men;

The office

The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;

For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let his position be taken by another.

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons of the church:

For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;

Because, like sheep, you had gone out of the way; but now you have come back to him who keeps watch over your souls.

Desireth

The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.

But I say to you, Gentiles, in so far as I am the Apostle of the Gentiles, I make much of my position:

For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:

And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.

My brothers, if one of you has gone out of the way of the true faith and another has made him see his error,