Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

This [is] a trueª saying,ª If a manª desireª° the office of a bishop,ª he desirethª° a goodª work.ª

This is a trueª saying:ª If a manª desireª° the office of a Bishop,ª he desirethª° a goodª worke.ª

This saying is faithful, that if a man desire the presbyterate, a good work he desireth.

It is a faithful saying, that if a man desireth the eldership, he desireth a good work.

πιστὸς ὁ λόγος. Εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, καλοῦ ἔργου ἐπιθυμεῖ.

Trusted the-one a-forthee. If a-one of-a-scouteeing-upon it-reacheth, of-seemly of-a-work it-passioneth-upon-unto.