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

2 Il faut donc que l’évêque soit irréprochable, mari d’une seule femme, sobre, modéré, réglé dans sa conduite, hospitalier, propre à l’enseignement.

3 Il faut qu’il ne soit ni adonné au vin, ni violent, mais indulgent, pacifique, désintéressé.

4 Il faut qu’il dirige bien sa propre maison, et qu’il tienne ses enfants dans la soumission et dans une parfaite honnêteté;

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What Does 1 Timothy 3:2 Mean?

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