1 Timothy 3:2 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

1 Timothy 3:2 - Therefore an overseer[fn] must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,[fn] sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

So an elder must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife.[fn] He must exercise self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

Therefore an overseer[fn] must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,[fn] sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

[fn]An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, [fn]temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching,

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

[fn]An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

[fn]An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Now an overseer must be blameless and beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Now a bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, an apt teacher,

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach;

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

oportet ergo episcopum inreprehensibilem esse unius uxoris virum sobrium prudentem ornatum hospitalem doctorem

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

إِذَنْ، يَجِبُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الرَّاعِي بِلا عَيْبٍ، زَوْجاً لامْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، يَقِظاً عَاقِلاً مُهَذَّباً مِضْيَافاً، قَادِراً عَلَى التَّعْلِيمِ؛

MGNTMGNT (read chapter in MGNT)

δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα νηφάλιον σώφρονα κόσμιον φιλόξενον διδακτικόν

TRTR (read chapter in TR)

δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίληπτον εἶναι μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα νηφάλεον σώφρονα κόσμιον φιλόξενον διδακτικόν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

فَيَجِبُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الأُسْقُفُ بِلاَ لَوْمٍ، بَعْلَ امْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، صَاحِيًا، عَاقِلاً، مُحْتَشِمًا، مُضِيفًا لِلْغُرَبَاءِ، صَالِحًا لِلتَّعْلِيمِ،

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Conviene, pues, que el obispo sea irreprensible, marido de una mujer, solícito, templado, compuesto, hospedador, apto para enseñar;

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Pero es necesario que el obispo sea irreprensible, marido de una sola mujer, sobrio, prudente, decoroso, hospedador, apto para enseñar;

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

作監督的、必須無可指責、只作一個婦人的丈夫、有節制、自守、端正、樂意接待遠人、善於教導．

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Entonces es necesario que el obispo sea irreprensible, marido de una sola mujer, sobrio, prudente, decoroso, hospitalario, apto para enseñar;

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

그러므로 감독은 책망할 것이 없으며 한 아내의 남편이 되며 절제하며 근신하며 아담하며 나그네를 대접하며 가르치기를 잘하며

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

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

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Es soll aber ein Bischof unsträflich sein, eines Weibes Mann, nüchtern, mäßig, sittig, gastfrei, lehrhaft,

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Но епископ должен быть непорочен, одной жены муж, трезв, целомудрен, благочинен, честен, страннолюбив, учителен,

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Conviene, pues, que el obispo sea irreprensible, marido de una sola mujer, vigilante, templado, de afectos mundanos mortificados, hospedador, apto para enseñar;

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ESV Footnotes

(3:2)

Or bishop; Greek episkopos; a similar term occurs in verse 1

(3:2)

Or a man of one woman; also verse 12

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