1 Timothy 3:1

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

1 Timothy 3:1 · King James Version

In other versions

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
ASV
This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.
BBE
The word [is] faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.
DBY
This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.
WEB
Stedfast `is' the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;
YLT
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.
ENG
This is a true saying, If a man desireth the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
WBT
This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
BSB

¹This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

²A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

³Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;