This saying is trustworthy:“ If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work.”

“人若想要得监督的职分，就是羡慕善工。”这话是可信的。

“若有人想望监督的职分，他是在羡慕一件好事”，这话是可信的。

“若有人想望监督的职分，他是在羡慕一件好事”，这话是可信的。

“人若渴望做教会的监督，他是在爱慕尊贵的工作。”这句话千真万确。

“如果有人渴慕监督的职分，他就是爱慕善工。”这话是可信的。

“如果有人向往监督的职份，他就是在渴望一份美好的工作。”这话是信实的。

「人若想要得監督的職分，就是羨慕善工。」這話是可信的。

「若有人想望監督的職分，他是在羨慕一件好事」，這話是可信的。

「若有人想望監督的職分，他是在羨慕一件好事」，這話是可信的。

「人若渴望做教會的監督，他是在愛慕尊貴的工作。」這句話千真萬確。

“如果有人渴慕監督的職分，他就是愛慕善工。”這話是可信的。

常人有話說：『人若有志要求監督的職分、就是羨慕好的事工。』

「如果有人嚮往監督的職份，他就是在渴望一份美好的工作。」這話是信實的。

人慕監督之職、乃羨善工、誠哉是言、

欲為會督、慕善職也、誠哉是言、

人若慕以毘司可普毘司可普見腓立比一章一節小註之職、是慕善工也、誠哉此言、

『有志作司牧者、乃有志為善者也。』旨哉言乎！

Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.

Here is a saying you can trust. If anyone wants to be a leader in the church, they want to do a good work for God and people.

The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.

This is a trustworthy saying:“ If someone aspires to be a church leader, he desires an honorable position.”

It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.

This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work.

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

This saying is trustworthy:“ If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work.”

This[ is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

This saying is trustworthy:“ If someone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.”

This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.

Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed for money but eagerly;

This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance:“ Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”— and I am the worst of them.

For you were like sheep going astray, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

As an overseer of God’s household, he must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not an excessive drinker, not a bully, not greedy for money,

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus: To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons.

“ For it is written in the Book of Psalms: Let his dwelling become desolate; let no one live in it; and Let someone else take his position.

to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,

This saying is trustworthy: For if we died with him, we will also live with him;

Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and defiling many.

My brothers and sisters, if any among you strays from the truth, and someone turns him back,let that person know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance.

And we exhort you, brothers and sisters: warn those who are idle, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy.He must manage his own household competently and have his children under control with all dignity.( If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and incur the same condemnation as the devil.Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the devil’s trap.

Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Insofar as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but a cunning person takes lives.

This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed God might be careful to devote themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for everyone.

I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

Let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.