Bible verse

1 Timothy 3:1

This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.

1 Timothy 3:1 · BSB

1 Timothy 3:1 in context

The verses around it, from 1 Timothy 3.

1 This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.

2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

3 not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.

4 An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.

5 For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?

Read all of 1 Timothy 3

1 Timothy 3:1 in other translations

KJV

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

ASV

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

ERV

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

Newsletter

Scripture in your inbox

A short reading and some honest encouragement, most weekday mornings — no noise, no selling, unsubscribe in one click.

All of 1 Timothy 3 1 Timothy 3:2 →

Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible, which is free of copyright restrictions for use on websites. Read the full Bible on Great Faith.