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1 Timothy 3:1-3
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1 Timothy 3:1-3
American Standard Version
3 [a]Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 The [b]bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 [c]no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
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- 1 Timothy 3:1 Some connect the words Faithful is the saying with the preceding paragraph.
- 1 Timothy 3:2 Or, overseer
- 1 Timothy 3:3 Or, not quarrelsome over wine
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