1 Timothy 3:1

119 translations of 134 that include the New Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

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

ASV Byzantine Text

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

Asang Khongca Bible

Kricaa zaehhoihaih tok koeh kami loe, tok kahoih koeh kami ah ni oh, tiah thuih ih lok loe amsoem.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

He ol tah a uepom pai. Khat khat long ni hiphoelnah te a hue atah bibi then ni a hue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

He ol tah a uepom pai. Khat khat long ni hiphoelnah te a hue atah bibi then ni a. hue.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

HE olelo oiaio keia, ina make make kekahi i ka oihana kahunapule, he hana maikai kana i makemake ai.

English Berean Standard Bible

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

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Sa se yon pawòl ki vre: Si yon moun dèyè yon pozisyon pou l' dirije nan legliz, li dèyè yon bèl travay.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Fidelis sermo: si quis episcopatum desiderat, bonum opus desiderat.

Bible in Basic English

This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Cette parole est certaine, que si quelqu’un aspire à la surveillance, il désire une œuvre bonne :

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Věrnáť jest tato řeč, žádá-li kdo biskupství žeť výborné práce žádá.

Kosraean Bible

Kas pwaye se pa inge: sie mwet fin kena tuh elan sie mwet sropo lun church, el sulela sie orekma arulana wo.

Romanian Free Holy Bible

Iată o vorbă credincioasă: cine vrea să fie supraveghetor, dorește o lucrare bună.

World Portuguese Bible

Esta é uma palavra fiel: se alguém busca ser supervisor , deseja uma boa obra.

Swahili Bible

Msemo huu ni wa kweli: mtu akitaka kuwa kiongozi katika kanisa, huyo anatamani kazi nzuri.

Romanian BTF Bible

Acesta este un cuvânt adevărat: Dacă vreun om dorește serviciul de episcop, dorește o lucrare bună.

Burmese Common Language Bible

အသင်းတော်၏ခေါင်းဆောင်ဖြစ်ရန်မျှော်မှန်း သူသည်မွန်မြတ်သည့်အမှုအရာကိုလို လားတောင့်တသူဖြစ်၏ဟူသောစကား သည်မှန်ပေ၏။-

Darby Translation

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

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Das Wort ist gewiß: Wenn jemand nach einem Aufseherdienst trachtet, so begehrt er ein schönes Werk.

Dutch Bible 1917

Dit is een getrouw woord: zo iemand tot eens opzieners ambt lust heeft, die begeert een treffelijk werk.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Dit woord is waarachtig! Streeft iemand naar het bisschopsambt, dan begeert hij een voortreffelijke taak.

Italian Diodati Bible

CERTA è questa parola: Se alcuno desidera l'ufficio di vescovo , desidera una buona opera .

Douay-Rheims 1899

A faithful saying: if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

Geneva Bible 1599

This is a true saying, If any man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a worthie worke.

Noyes Bible

True is the saying: If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

Danish Bible 1931

Den Tale er troværdig; dersom nogen begærer en Tilsynsgerning* har han Lyst til en skøn Gerning. { [*en Gerning som Menighedsforstander. Ap. G. 20, 28. Fil. 1, 1.] }

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, old alphabet

MELEL kajoi pot et: Ma amen rapaki koa en pijop, a kin inon ion wiawia mau eu.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, new alphabet

MELEL kasoi pot et: Ma amen rapaki koa en pisop, a kin inong iong wiawia mau eu.

King James Version

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

King James Version + Apocrypha

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

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ví bằng có kẻ mong được làm giám mục, ấy là ưa muốn một việc tốt lành; lời đó là phải lắm.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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

Revised West Version

Ko e tala moʻoni eni, Kapau ʻoku holi ʻe ha tangata ki he ngaue ʻoe faifekau, ʻoku holi ia ki ha ngaue lelei.

French Ostervald Bible

Cette parole est certaine: Si quelqu'un aspire à être évêque, il désire une œuvre excellente.

Romanian Free Holy Bible

Iată o vorbă credincioasă: cine vrea să fie supraveghetor, dorește o lucrare bună.

Esperanto Bible

Fidinda estas la diro: Se iu celas episkopecon, tiu deziras bonan laboron.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Cette parole est certaine: Si quelqu’un aspire à la charge d’évêque, il désire une œuvre excellente.

German Luther Bible 1912

Das ist gewißlich wahr: So jemand ein Bischofsamt begehrt, der begehrt ein köstlich Werk.

Majority Standard BIble

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

Webster Bible

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

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

How true is this saying: “To aspire to be a supervisor in the church is to be ambitious for a noble task.”

Open English Bible (US)

How true is this saying: ‘To aspire to be a supervisor in the church is to be ambitious for a noble task.’

Revised Version

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

Italian Riveduta Bible

Certa è questa parola: se uno aspira all’ufficio di vescovo, desidera un’opera buona.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Cette parole est certaine : si quelqu’un aspire à la charge de surveillant , il désire une belle œuvre.

Reina Valera 1909

PALABRA fiel: Si alguno apetece obispado, buena obra desea.

Spanish BLL

Palabra fiel es esta: Si alguno aspira al cargo de obispo, buena obra desea.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Palabra fiel: Si alguno anhela obispado, buena obra desea.

Croatian Bible

Vjerodostojna je riječ: teži li tko za nadgledništvom, časnu službu želi.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Istinita je reč: ako ko vladičanstvo želi dobru stvar želi.

Dieri NT

Morlalu naupini jaura nganai: Kulnujeli ngantjanani jaurajinkinietjaia ngamalkijiribani manila, nulu ngankana ngumu ngantjai.

German Textbibel

Bewährt ist das Wort. Wer nach einem Bischofsamt trachtet, begehrt ein gutes Werk.