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1 Timothy 3:1
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Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons

3 Here is a trustworthy saying:(A) Whoever aspires to be an overseer(B) desires a noble task.

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1 Timothy 3:1
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Leaders in the Church

3 This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be a church leader,[a] he desires an honorable position.”

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  1. 3:1 Or an overseer, or a bishop; also in 3:2, 6.
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1 Timothy 3:1
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Church Officials

3 It is true that[a] anyone who desires to be a church official[b] wants to be something worthwhile.

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  1. 3.1 It is true that: These words may be taken with 2.15. If so, that verse would be translated: “It is true that women will be saved … holy, and modest.” And 3.1 would be translated, “Anyone who desires … something worthwhile.”
  2. 3.1 church official: Or “bishop.”
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1 Timothy 3:1
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Overseers and Deacons

3 (A)It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the (B)office of [a]overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:1 Or bishop
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1 Timothy 3:1
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Qualifications of Overseers

3 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
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