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1 Timothy 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,anapostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596tothecommandmentG2003ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316ourSaviour,andChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourhopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680;

2untoTimothyΤιμοθέῳTimotheōG5095,mytrueγνησίῳgnēsiōG1103childτέκνῳteknōG5043infaithπίστει·pisteiG4102:Graceχάρις,charisG5485,mercyἔλεος,eleosG1656,peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316theFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

3AsIexhortedG3870theetotarryatEphesusἘφέσῳEphesōG2181,whenIwasgoingG4198intoMacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,thatthou mightestchargeG3853certainτισὶνtisinG5100mennottoteachadifferentdoctrine,

4neithertogiveG3930heedtofablesandendlessgenealogiesγενεαλογίαιςgenealogiaisG1076,whichminister questionings,ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanadispensationofGodθεοῦtheouG2316whichisinfaithπίστει.pisteiG4102;sodoInow.

5ButtheendG5056ofthechargeG3852isG1510loveἀγάπηagapēG26outofapureκαθαρᾶςkatharasG2513heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588andagoodἀγαθῆςagathēsG18conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893andfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102unfeigned:

6fromwhichthingsG3739somehaving swervedhaveturnedG1624asideἐξετράπησανexetrapēsanG1624unto vain talking;

7desiringG2309tobeG1510teachersG3547ofthelawνομοδιδάσκαλοι,nomodidaskaloiG3547, thoughtheyunderstandG3539neitherwhattheysayλέγουσινlegousinG3004,norwhereoftheyconfidentlyaffirm.

8ButweknowthatthelawνόμοςnomosG3551isgoodκαλὸςkalosG2570,ifamanuseχρῆται,chrētaiG5530itlawfullyνομίμωςnomimōsG3545,

9asknowingthis,thatlawνόμοςnomosG3551isnotmadeforarighteousδικαίῳdikaiōG1342manG3778,butforthelawlessἀνόμοιςanomoisG459andunruly,fortheungodlyἀσεβέσινasebesinG765andsinnersG268,fortheunholyἀνοσίοιςanosioisG462andprofaneβεβήλοις,bebēloisG952,formurderersoffathersandmurderersofmothers,formanslayers,

10forfornicatorsG4205,forabusersofthemselveswithmen,formenstealers,forliarsψεύσταις,pseustaisG5583,forfalse swearers,andiftherebeanyotherἕτερονheteronG2087thingcontrarytothesoundὑγιαινούσῃhugiainousēG5198doctrineG1319;

11accordingκατὰkataG2596tothegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofthegloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391oftheblessedGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,whichwascommittedtomytrust.

12IthankG5485himthatenabledme,evenChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,forthathecountedmefaithfulπιστόνpistonG4103, appointingmetohisserviceδιακονίαν,diakonianG1248;

13thoughIwasG1510beforeablasphemer,andapersecutor,andinjurious: howbeitIobtainedmercyἠλεήθην,ēleēthēnG1653,becauseIdiditignorantlyinunbeliefἀπιστίᾳ·apistiaG570;

14andthegraceχάριςcharisG5485ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962abounded exceedinglywithfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andloveἀγάπηςagapēsG26whichisinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

15FaithfulG4103isG1510thesayingλόγοςlogosG3056,andworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514ofallacceptation,thatChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameG2064intotheworldκόσμονkosmonG2889tosaveσῶσαι,sōsaiG4982sinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlousG268;ofwhomIamG1510chief:

16howbeitforthiscauseIobtainedmercyἠλεήθην,ēleēthēnG1653,thatinmeaschiefmightJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547showG1731forthallhislongsuffering,foran ensampleofthemthatshouldthereafterbelieveπιστεύεινpisteueinG4100onhimuntoeternalαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

17NowδὲdeG1161untotheKingβασιλεῖbasileiG935eternal,immortalἀφθάρτῳaphthartōG862,invisibleἀοράτῳaoratōG517,theonlyμόνῳmonōG3441Godθεῷ,theōG2316,behonorτιμὴtimēG5092andgloryδόξαdoxaG1391foreverandever.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

18ThischargeπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852IcommitπαρατίθεμαίparatithemaiG3908unto thee,mychildτέκνονteknonG5043TimothyΤιμόθεε,TimotheeG5095,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothepropheciesπροφητείας,prophēteiasG4394whichledthewaytothee,thatbythemthou mayestwarστρατεύῃstrateuēG4754thegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570warfareστρατείανstrateianG4752;

19holdingἔχωνechōnG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102andagoodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18conscienceσυνείδησιν,suneidēsinG4893;whichsomehavingthrustfromthemmadeshipwreckconcerningπερὶperiG4012thefaithπίστινpistinG4102:

20ofwhomisG1510HymenæusandAlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223;whomIdeliveredG3860untoSatanσατανᾷsatanaG4567,thattheymightbeG1510taughtnottoblasphemeβλασφημεῖν.¶blasphēmeinG987.

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