1 Timothy 3:1
American King James Version (AKJV)
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
It is a faithful saying: if a man desires the episcopate, he desires a good work.
Darby Bible (DBY)
The word is faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
A faithful saying: if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
This is a trustworthy statement: “If someone aspires to be an elder, this is a good work to want to do.”
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
Faithful is the saying, “If any one is eager to have the oversight of a Church, he desires a noble work.”
King James Version (KJV)
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
This is a faithful saying: If someone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.
Webster Bible (Webster)
This is a true saying, If a man desireth the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
World English Bible (WEB)
This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Stedfast is the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;