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

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

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

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.

Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly;

This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

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

For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,

Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

“ For it is written in the book of Psalms:‘ Let his dwelling place be desolate, And let no one live in it’; and,‘ Let another take his office.’

for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,

This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him.

looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;

Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back,let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence( for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.

This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people’s matters.