3:1 This saying 1 is trustworthy: “If someone aspires to the office of overseer, 2 he desires a good work.”
5:17 Elders who provide effective leadership 3 must be counted worthy 4 of double honor, 5 especially those who work hard in speaking 6 and teaching.
1 tn Grk “the saying,” referring to the following citation (see 1 Tim 1:15; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11; Titus 3:8 for other occurrences of this phrase).
2 tn Grk “aspires to oversight.”
1 tn Grk “who lead well.”
2 tn Or “deserving.”
3 tn Like the similar use of “honor” in v. 3, this phrase
denotes both respect and remuneration: “honor plus honorarium.”
4 tn Or “in preaching”; Grk “in word.”