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

stedfast is the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners -- first of whom I am;

stedfast is the word, and of all acceptation worthy;

Stedfast is the word: For if we died together -- we also shall live together;

Stedfast is the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works -- who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,

The office

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

for it hath been written in the book of Psalms: Let his lodging-place become desolate, and let no one be dwelling in it, and his oversight let another take.

Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and ministrants;

for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;

for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

Desireth

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls is wise.

'So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'

For to you I speak -- to the nations -- inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of nations, my ministration I do glorify;

unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all;

Brethren, if any among you may go astray from the truth, and any one may turn him back,