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English Bible Translations

1 Timothy 3:1 / KJV
1. This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
1 Timothy 3:1 / ASV
1. Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
1 Timothy 3:1 / BasicEnglish
1. This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.
1 Timothy 3:1 / Darby
1. The word [is] faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.
1 Timothy 3:1 / Webster
1. This is a true saying, If a man desireth the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
1 Timothy 3:1 / Young
1. Stedfast [is] the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;

German Bible Translations

1. Timotheus 3:1 / Luther
1. Das ist gewißlich wahr: So jemand ein Bischofsamt begehrt, der begehrt ein köstlich Werk.
1. Timotheus 3:1 / Schlachter
1. Glaubwürdig ist das Wort: Wer nach einem Aufseheramt trachtet, der begehrt eine schöne Wirksamkeit.

French Bible Translations

1 Timothée 3:1 / Segond21
1. Cette parole est certaine: si quelqu'un aspire à la charge de responsable, c'est une belle tâche qu'il désire.
1 Timothée 3:1 / NEG1979
1. Cette parole est certaine: Si quelqu’un aspire à la charge d’évêque, il désire une œuvre excellente.
1 Timothée 3:1 / Segond
1. Cette parole est certaine: Si quelqu'un aspire à la charge d'évêque, il désire une oeuvre excellente.
1 Timothée 3:1 / Darby_Fr
1. Cette parole est certaine, que si quelqu'un aspire à la surveillance, il désire une oeuvre bonne:
1 Timothée 3:1 / Martin
1. Cette parole est certaine, qui si quelqu'un désire d'être Evêque, il désire une œuvre excellente.
1 Timothée 3:1 / Ostervald
1. Cette parole est certaine: Si quelqu'un aspire à être évêque, il désire une œuvre excellente.

Versions with Strong Codes

1 Timothy 3 / KJV_Strong
1. This is a true[G4103] saying,[G3056] If a man[G1536] desire[G3713] the office of a bishop,[G1984] he desireth[G1937] a good[G2570] work.[G2041]

Strong Code definitions

G4103 pistos/pis-tos' from G3982; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful:--believe(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly), sure, true. see G3982

G3056 logos/log'-os from G3004; something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ):--account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work. see G3004

G1536 ei/tis/i/tis from G1487 and 5100; if any:-he that, if a(-ny) man('s thing, from any, ought), whether any, whosoever. see G1487 see G5100

G3713 oregomai/or-eg'-om-ahee middle voice of apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary (compare 3735); to stretch oneself, i.e. reach out after (long for):--covet after, desire. see G3735

G1984 episkope/ep-is-kop-ay' from G1980; inspection (for relief); by implication, superintendence; specially, the Christian "episcopate":--the office of a "bishop", bishoprick, visitation. see G1980

G1937 epithumeo/ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o from G1909 and 2372; to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise):--covet, desire, would fain, lust (after). see G1909 see G2372

G2570 kalos/kal-os' of uncertain affinity; properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from G18, which is properly intrinsic):--X better, fair, good(ly), honest, meet, well, worthy. see G18

G2041 ergon/er'-gon from a primary (but obsolete) ergo (to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act:--deed, doing, labour, work.

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