{Faithful is the saying} (pistos ho logos). Here the phrase
points to the preceding words (not like  1:15 ) and should close
the preceding paragraph. {If a man seeketh} (ei tis oregetai).
Condition of first class, assumed as true. Present middle
indicative of oreg(935c), old verb to reach out after something,
governing the genitive. In N.T. only here,  6:10  Heb 11:16 .
{The office of a bishop} (episkop(8873)). Genitive case after
oregetai. Late and rare word outside of LXX and N.T. (in a
Lycaonian inscription). From episkope(935c) and means
"over-seership" as in  Ac 1:20 .