1Ti 3:1 | NET2full | STEP | This saying is trustworthy: “ If someone aspires to the office of overseer , he desires a good work .”

1 Timothy 3:1

Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons

1 This saying ^{▼▼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).} is trustworthy: “If someone aspires to the office of overseer, ^{▼▼tn Grk “aspires to oversight.”} he desires a good work.”