1 Timothy 3:1

This saying ¹  is trustworthy: “If someone aspires to the office of overseer, ²  he desires a good work.”

Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task.

It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.

It is a true saying that if someone wants to be an elder, he desires an honorable responsibility.

If anyone wants to provide leadership in the church, good!

This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.

The saying is sure: whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task.

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

This saying ¹  is trustworthy: “If someone aspires to the office of overseer, ²  he desires a good work.”

¹ tn Grk “the saying,” referring to the following citation (see 1 Tim 1:15; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11; Titus 3:8 for other occurrences of this phrase).

² tn Grk “aspires to oversight.”