1 Timothy 3:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
1 Timothy 3:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Timothy 3:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Timothy 3:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;”
1 Timothy 3:2 — World English Bible
1 Timothy 3:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
1 Timothy 3:2 — American Standard Version
1 Timothy 3:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,”
1 Timothy 3:2 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Timothy 3:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach;”
1 Timothy 3:2 — Darby Translation
1 Timothy 3:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,”
1 Timothy 3:2 — Geneva Bible
1 Timothy 3:2 in Context — 1 Timothy 3
1 PALABRA fiel: Si alguno apetece obispado, buena obra desea.
2 Conviene, pues, que el obispo sea irreprensible, marido de una mujer, solícito, templado, compuesto, hospedador, apto para enseñar;
3 No amador del vino, no heridor, no codicioso de torpes ganancias, sino moderado, no litigioso, ajeno de avaricia;
4 Que gobierne bien su casa, que tenga sus hijos en sujeción con toda honestidad;
What Does 1 Timothy 3:2 Mean?
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