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1 Timothy 3:1-2
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
1 Timothy 3:1-2
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Qualifications of Bishops
3 The saying is sure:[a] whoever aspires to the office of bishop[b] desires a noble task. 2 Now a bishop[c] must be above reproach, married only once,[d] temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher,
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- 1 Timothy 3:1 Some interpreters place these words at the end of the previous paragraph. Other ancient authorities read The saying is commonly accepted
- 1 Timothy 3:1 Or overseer
- 1 Timothy 3:2 Or an overseer
- 1 Timothy 3:2 Gk the husband of one wife
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
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