1 Timothy 3:1

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

A faithful word [I shall say]. If any man desireth a bishopric, he desireth a good work.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of a rightful [or rightwise] man is the tree of life; and he that taketh souls, is a wise man.

Luke 15:10

So I say to you, joy shall be before the angels of God on one sinful man doing penance.

Acts 1:20

And it is written in the book of Psalms, The habitation of them [or of him] be made desert, and be there none that dwell in it, and another take his bishopric.

Acts 20:28

Take ye attention to you, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Ghost hath set [or hath put] you, bishops to rule the church of God, which he purchased with his blood.

Romans 11:13

But I say to you, heathen men, for as long as I am apostle of heathen men, I shall honour my ministry [or my service],

Ephesians 4:12

to the full ending of saints, into the work of ministry, into [the] edification of Christ’s body,

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the holy men in Christ Jesus, that be at Philippi, with bishops and deacons,

1 Thessalonians 5:14

And, brethren, we pray you, reprove, [or chastise], unpeaceable [or unquiet] men. Comfort ye men of little heart, receive ye sick men, be ye patient to all men.

1 Timothy 1:15

A true word and worthy all receiving, for Christ Jesus came into this world to make sinful men safe, of which I am the first.

1 Timothy 4:9

A true word, and worthy all acceptation or acception.

2 Timothy 2:11

A true word [is this that I say], that if we be dead together [to the world], also we shall live together [in bliss];

Titus 1:7

For it behooveth a bishop to be without crime, [as] a dispenser of God, not proud, not wrathful, not given to drunkenness, not [a] smiter, not covetous of foul winning;

Titus 3:8

A true word is [this], and of these things I will that thou confirm others, that they that believe in God, be busy to be above [or to be before] others in good works. These things be good, and profitable to men.

Hebrews 12:15

Behold ye, that no man fail to the grace of God, that no root of bitterness burrowing upward hinder [us], and many be defouled by it;

1 Peter 2:25

For ye were as sheep erring, but ye be now turned to the shepherd [or but ye be converted now to the shepherd], and bishop of your souls.

1 Peter 4:15

But no man of you suffer as a manslayer, either a thief, either curser, either a desirer of other men’s goods [or things];

1 Peter 5:2

feed ye the flock of God, that is among you, and purvey ye, not as constrained, but willfully, by God; not for love of foul winning, but willfully,