Catholic Public Domain Version
" It is a faithful saying: if a man desires the episcopate, he desires a good work. "
— 1 Timothy 3:1, Catholic Public Domain Version
“This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.”
“Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. ”
“This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.”
“Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons This saying is trustworthy:“If someone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.””
“A faithful saying: If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth good work.”
“This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.”
“This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.”
It is a faithful saying: if a man desires the episcopate, he desires a good work.
Therefore, it is necessary for a bishop to be beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, gracious, chaste, hospitable, a teacher,
not a drunkard, not combative but restrained, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
but a man who leads his own house well, having children who are subordinate with all chastity.