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1 Timothy 3

1 Ti. 3:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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This
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
is a true
pistos (Greek #4103)
objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful
KJV usage: believe(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly), sure, true.
Pronounce: pis-tos'
Origin: from 3982
saying
logos (Greek #3056)
something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ)
KJV usage: account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
Pronounce: log'-os
Origin: from 3004
, If
ei (Greek #1487)
if, whether, that, etc.
KJV usage: forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in 1489, 1490, 1499, 1508, 1509, 1512, 1513, 1536, 1537. See also 1437.
Pronounce: i
Origin: a primary particle of conditionality
a man
tis (Greek #5100)
some or any person or object
KJV usage: a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
Pronounce: tis
Origin: an enclitic indefinite pronoun
desire
oregomai (Greek #3713)
to stretch oneself, i.e. reach out after (long for)
KJV usage: covet after, desire.
Pronounce: or-eg'-om-ahee
Origin: middle voice of apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary (compare 3735)
the office of a bishop
episkope (Greek #1984)
inspection (for relief); by implication, superintendence; specially, the Christian "episcopate"
KJV usage: the office of a "bishop", bishoprick, visitation.
Pronounce: ep-is-kop-ay'
Origin: from 1980
l, he desireth
epithumeo (Greek #1937)
to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise)
KJV usage: covet, desire, would fain, lust (after).
Pronounce: ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o
Origin: from 1909 and 2372
a good
kalos (Greek #2570)
properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from 18, which is properly intrinsic)
KJV usage: X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy.
Pronounce: kal-os'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
work
ergon (Greek #2041)
toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
KJV usage: deed, doing, labour, work.
Pronounce: er'-gon
Origin: from a primary (but obsolete) ἔργω (to work)
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Fil. 1:1• 1Pablo y Timoteo, siervos de Jesucristo, á todos los santos en Cristo Jesús que están en Filipos, con los obispos y diáconos (Fil. 1:1)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-13:  How bishops and deacons, and their wives should be qualified;
14:  and to what end Saint Paul wrote to Timothy of these things.
15-16:  Of the church, and the blessed truth therein taught and professed.
is a.
1 Ti. 1:15• 15Palabra fiel y digna de ser recibida de todos: que Cristo Jesús vino al mundo para salvar á los pecadores, de los cuales yo soy el primero. (1 Ti. 1:15)
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1 Ti. 4:9• 9Palabra fiel es esta, y digna de ser recibida de todos. (1 Ti. 4:9)
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2 Ti. 2:11• 11Es palabra fiel: Que si somos muertos con él, también viviremos con él: (2 Ti. 2:11)
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Tit. 3:8• 8Palabra fiel, y estas cosas quiero que afirmes, para que los que creen á Dios procuren gobernarse en buenas obras. Estas cosas son buenas y útiles á los hombres. (Tit. 3:8)
the office.
1 Ti. 3:2‑7• 2Conviene, pues, que el obispo sea irreprensible, marido de una mujer, solícito, templado, compuesto, hospedador, apto para enseñar;
 3No amador del vino, no heridor, no codicioso de torpes ganancias, sino moderado, no litigioso, ajeno de avaricia;
 4Que gobierne bien su casa, que tenga sus hijos en sujeción con toda honestidad;
 5(Porque el que no sabe gobernar su casa, ¿cómo cuidará de la iglesia de Dios?)
 6No un neófito, porque inflándose no caiga en juicio del diablo.
 7También conviene que tenga buen testimonio de los extraños, porque no caiga en afrenta y en lazo del diablo. (1 Ti. 3:2‑7)
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Hch. 1:20• 20Porque está escrito en el libro de los salmos: Sea hecha desierta su habitación, Y no haya quien more en ella; y: Tome otro su obispado. (Hch. 1:20)
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Fil. 1:1• 1Pablo y Timoteo, siervos de Jesucristo, á todos los santos en Cristo Jesús que están en Filipos, con los obispos y diáconos (Fil. 1:1)
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Tit. 1:7• 7Porque es menester que el obispo sea sin crimen, como dispensador de Dios; no soberbio, no iracundo, no amador del vino, no heridor, no codicioso de torpes ganancias; (Tit. 1:7)
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1 P. 2:25• 25Porque vosotros erais como ovejas descarriadas; mas ahora habéis vuelto al Padre y Obispo de vuestras almas. (1 P. 2:25)
bishop.
Hch. 20:28• 28Por tanto mirad por vosotros y por todo el rebaño en que el Espíritu Santo os ha puesto por obispos, para apacentar la iglesia del Señor, la cual ganó por su sangre. (Hch. 20:28)
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He. 12:15• 15Mirando bien que ninguno se aparte de la gracia de Dios, que ninguna raíz de amargura brotando os impida, y por ella muchos sean contaminados; (He. 12:15)
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1 P. 4:15• 15Así que, ninguno de vosotros padezca como homicida, ó ladrón, ó malhechor, ó por meterse en negocios ajenos. (1 P. 4:15)
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1 P. 5:2• 2Apacentad la grey de Dios que está entre vosotros, teniendo cuidado de ella, no por fuerza, sino voluntariamente; no por ganancia deshonesta, sino de un ánimo pronto; (1 P. 5:2)
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1 P. 5•  (1 P. 5)
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desireth.
Pr. 11:30• 30El fruto del justo es árbol de vida: Y el que prende almas, es sabio. (Pr. 11:30)
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Lc. 15:10• 10Así os digo que hay gozo delante de los ángeles de Dios por un pecador que se arrepiente. (Lc. 15:10)
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Ro. 11:13• 13Porque á vosotros hablo, Gentiles. Por cuanto pues, yo soy apóstol de los Gentiles, mi ministerio honro. (Ro. 11:13)
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Ef. 4:12• 12Para perfección de los santos, para la obra del ministerio, para edificación del cuerpo de Cristo; (Ef. 4:12)
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1 Ts. 5:14• 14También os rogamos, hermanos, que amonestéis á los que andan desordenadamente, que consoléis á los de poco ánimo, que soportéis á los flacos, que seáis sufridos para con todos. (1 Ts. 5:14)
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Stg. 5:19‑20• 19Hermanos, si alguno de entre vosotros ha errado de la verdad, y alguno le convirtiere,
 20Sepa que el que hubiere hecho convertir al pecador del error de su camino, salvará un alma de muerte, y cubrirá multitud de pecados. (Stg. 5:19‑20)
• It is a question of government here, rather than of gifts. (“On 1 Timothy 3:1-7” by W. Kelly)
• It was a good work. To care for souls and have a vigilant eye upon the walk of believers; to watch over them in order that the members of Christ should answer to His love and lose no Christian privilege. (“1 Timothy 3” by J.N. Darby)
• They are to "watch" over the flock that it may be preserved from the attacks of the enemy without, as well as from the corruptions that may arise within the Christian circle through perverse men who divert souls from the Lord to themselves (Acts 20:28-31). (“The Order of God's House: 1 Timothy 2-3” by H. Smith)
• There is also the care of those who compose the House of God, that their behavior may be suited to the House, and this care for souls is also "a good work." (“The Order of God's House: 1 Timothy 2-3” by H. Smith)
• The flesh likes office, and position, and authority, but it will shrink from "work". When this is seen we may have to admit that there are few that have the desire that the Apostle contemplates. (“The Order of God's House: 1 Timothy 2-3” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The word is faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.

W. Kelly Translation

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Faithful [is] the word: if anyone is eager for oversighta, he is desirous of a good work.

WK Translation Notes

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"Bishopric," or "office of a bishop," misleads here; because the modern office, with which most are familiar, so greatly differs from the primitive reality. Hence it appears best and wisest, as well as most consistent, to call the function "oversight" and the functionary "overseer," in accordance with the KJV of {vi 27655}{/vi}, where the elders of the Ephesian assembly (vs. 17), who met the apostle at Miletus, are so designated.