1 Timothy 3

1 Timothy 3 (KJV 1900) — 1 This is a true saying, If a man desire [orego (ὀρέγομαι, 3713)] the office of a bishop [episkope (ἐπισκοπή, 1984)], he desireth [epithumeo (ἐπιθυμέω, 1937)] a good work [ergon (ἔργον, 2041)]. 2 A bishop [episkopos (ἐπίσκοπος, 1985)]  then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality,