1 Timothy 3:2
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King James Version (modern wording)
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, able to teach;
1 Timothy 3:2 (KJV)
American Standard Version
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 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
1 Timothy 3:2 (BSB)
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What does 1 Timothy 3:2 say?
1 Timothy 3:2 in modern King James wording reads: "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, able to teach;"
Where is 1 Timothy 3:2 found in the Bible?
1 Timothy 3:2 is verse 2 of chapter 3 of the book of 1 Timothy, in the New Testament. 1 Timothy has 6 chapters.
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