1 Timothy 3:1

This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
BSB · Berean Standard Bible
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
KJV · King James Version
This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.

Note or, superintendent, or bishop

WEB · World English Bible
Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
ASV · American Standard Version

Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

is a
1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 4:9; 2 Timothy 2:11; Titus 3:8
the office
1 Timothy 3:2–7; Acts 1:20; Philippians 1:1; Titus 1:7; 1 Peter 2:25
bishop
Acts 20:28; Hebrews 12:15; 1 Peter 4:15; 1 Peter 5:2
desireth
Proverbs 11:30; Luke 15:10; Romans 11:13; Ephesians 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; James 5:19, 20