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1 Timothy 3:1

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Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons

1 Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.

1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 3 1 Timothy 3:2

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KJV

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

ESV

The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.

NLT

This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be an elder, he desires an honorable position.”

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