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1 Timothy 4

1ButtheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saith expressly,thatinlatertimesG2540someshallfallawayG868fromthefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,givingG4337heedtoseducingspiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151anddoctrinesG1319ofdemonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140,

2throughthehypocrisyὑποκρίσειhupokriseiG5272ofmenthatspeak lies, brandedintheirownἰδίανidianG2398conscienceσυνείδησιν,suneidēsinG4893aswithahot iron;

3forbiddingG2967tomarryγαμεῖν,gameinG1060,andcommandingtoabstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568frommeats,whichGodθεὸςtheosG2316createdtobereceivedwiththanksgivingεὐχαριστίαςeucharistiasG2169bythemthatbelieveandknowG1921thetruthἀλήθειαν.alētheianG225.

4ForeverycreatureκτίσμαktismaG2938ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570,andnothingistoberejected,ifitbereceivedG2983withthanksgivingεὐχαριστίαςeucharistiasG2169:

5foritissanctifiedG37throughthewordλόγουlogouG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316andprayer.

6Ifthou putthebrethreninmindofthesethingsΤαῦταTautaG3778, thou shaltbeἔσῃesēG1510agoodκαλὸςkalosG2570ministerG1249ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,nourishedinthewordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056ofthefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,andofthegoodκαλῆςkalēsG2570doctrineG1319whichthou hastfollowedπαρηκολούθηκας·parēkolouthēkasG3877untilnow:

7butrefuseπαραιτοῦ·paraitouG3868profaneβεβήλουςbebēlousG952andoldwives’fables.Andexercise thyself untogodlinessεὐσέβειαν.eusebeianG2150:

8forbodilyσωματικὴsōmatikēG4984exerciseisG1510profitableG5624foralittleὀλίγονoligonG3641;butgodlinessεὐσέβειαeusebeiaG2150isG1510profitableG5624forallthingsG3956,havingpromiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860ofthelifeζωῆςzōēsG2222whichnowG1161isG1510,andofthatwhichisG1510tocomeG3195.

9FaithfulG4103isthesayingλόγοςlogosG3056,andworthyἄξιος.axiosG514ofallacceptation.

10FortothisendwelaborG2872andstriveἀγωνιζόμεθα,agōnizomethaG75,becausewehaveourhopeἠλπίκαμενēlpikamenG1679setonthelivingG2198GodθεῷtheōG2316,whoisG1510theSaviourofallmenG444, speciallyofthemthatbelieve.

11ThesethingsταῦταtautaG3778commandΠαράγγελλεParangelleG3853andteachδίδασκε.didaskeG1321.

12Letnomandespiseκαταφρονείτω,kataphroneitōG2706thyyouthνεότητοςneotētosG3503;butbethouanensampletothemthatbelieve,inwordG3056,inmannerG391oflifeG391,inloveἀγάπῃagapēG26,infaithπίστει,pisteiG4102,inpurityἁγνείᾳ.hagneiaG47.

13TillIcomeἔρχομαι,erchomaiG2064,giveheedtoreadingἀναγνώσει,anagnōseiG320,toexhortationπαρακλήσει,paraklēseiG3874,toteachingδιδασκαλίᾳ,didaskaliaG1319.

14NeglectnotthegiftχαρίσματοςcharismatosG5486thatisinthee,whichwasgivenG1325theebyprophecyπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394,withthelayingἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG1936onofthehandsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495ofthepresbytery.

15Beἴσθι,isthiG1510diligentinthesethingsG3778; give thyself whollytothem;thatthyprogressπροκοπὴprokopēG4297maybeᾖēG1510manifest untoall.

16Takeheedtothyself,andtothyteachingδιδασκαλίᾳ·didaskaliaG1319.ContinueἐπίμενεepimeneG1961inthesethingsG3778;forindoingthisthou shaltsaveσώσειςsōseisG4982boththyselfandthemthathearἀκούοντάςakouontasG191thee.

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