CHAPTER EXPLORER
1 Timothy 3
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Opening verses of 1 Timothy 3 (KJV)
3:1 This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3:3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Paul
Approximate study chronology: c. AD 65
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