Berean Standard Bible

1 Timothy 1

(2 Timothy 1:1–2)

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596thecommandἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003of GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990andκαὶkaiG2532of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourG1473τῆςtēsG3588hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680,

2To TimothyΤιμοθέῳTimotheōG5095, mytrueγνησίῳgnēsiōG1103childτέκνῳteknōG5043inἐνenG1722thefaithπίστει·pisteiG4102:Graceχάρις,charisG5485,mercyἔλεος,eleosG1656, andpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316theFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

Correcting False Teachers

(Titus 1:10–16)

3AsΚαθὼςKathōsG2531I urgedπαρεκάλεσάparekalesaG3870youσεseG4771on my departureπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198toεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,you should stay onπροσμεῖναιprosmeinaiG4357atἐνenG1722EphesusἘφέσῳEphesōG2181toἵναinaG2443instructπαραγγείλῃςparangeilēsG3853certain menτισὶνtisinG5100notμὴmēG3361to teach false doctrinesἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖνheterodidaskaleinG2085

4orμηδὲmēdeG3366devote themselvesπροσέχεινprosecheinG4337to mythsμύθοιςmuthoisG3454andκαὶkaiG2532endlessἀπεράντοις,aperantoisG562genealogiesγενεαλογίαιςgenealogiaisG1076,whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748promoteπαρέχουσινparechousinG3930speculationG2214ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228thestewardshipοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622of God’sθεοῦtheouG2316work,whichτὴνtēnG3588isbyἐνenG1722faithπίστει.pisteiG4102.

5δὲdeG1161TheτὸtoG3588goalτέλοςtelosG5056ofτῆςtēsG3588ourinstructionπαραγγελίαςparangeliasG3852isἐστὶνestinG1510theloveἀγάπηagapēG26that comesfromἐκekG1537a pureκαθαρᾶςkatharasG2513heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588καὶkaiG2532,a clearἀγαθῆςagathēsG18conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893,andκαὶkaiG2532a sincereἀνυποκρίτου,anupokritouG505faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.

6SomeτινεςtinesG5100have strayedἀστοχήσαντεςastochēsantesG795fromὧνhōnG3739these ways andturned asideἐξετράπησανexetrapēsanG1624toεἰςeisG1519empty talkματαιολογίανmataiologianG3150.

7They wantθέλοντεςthelontesG2309to beG1510teachers of the lawνομοδιδάσκαλοι,nomodidaskaloiG3547, butthey do not understandμὴ νοοῦντες μήτεmē noountes mēteG3539 G3361 G3383whatἃhaG3739they are sayingλέγουσινlegousinG3004orμήτεmēteG3383thatπερὶperiG4012whichτίνωνtinōnG5101they so confidently assertδιαβεβαιοῦνται.¶diabebaiountaiG1226.

8NowδὲdeG1161we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551isgoodκαλὸςkalosG2570,ifἐάνeanG1437oneτιςtisG5100usesχρῆται,chrētaiG5530itαὐτῷautōG846legitimatelyνομίμωςnomimōsG3545.

9We realizeG1492τοῦτο,toutoG3778thatὅτιhotiG3754lawνόμοςnomosG3551is not enactedοὐ κεῖται,ou keitaiG3756 G2749for the righteousδικαίῳdikaiōG1342,butδὲdeG1161for the lawlessἀνόμοιςanomoisG459andκαὶkaiG2532rebelliousἀνυποτάκτοις,anupotaktoisG506,for the ungodlyἀσεβέσινasebesinG765andκαὶkaiG2532sinfulἁμαρτωλοῖς,hamartōloisG268,for the unholyἀνοσίοιςanosioisG462andκαὶkaiG2532profaneβεβήλοις,bebēloisG952,for killers of fatherπατρολῴαιςpatrolōaisG3964orκαὶkaiG2532motherμητρολῴαις,mētrolōaisG3389,for murderersἀνδροφόνοις,androphonoisG409,

10for the sexually immoralπόρνοις,pornoisG4205,for homosexualsἀρσενοκοίταις,arsenokoitaisG733,for slave tradersἀνδραποδισταῖς,andrapodistaisG405andliarsψεύσταις,pseustaisG5583andperjurersἐπιόρκοις,epiorkoisG1965,andκαὶkaiG2532forεἴeiG1487anyoneτιtiG5100elseἕτερονheteronG2087who is averse toἀντίκειταιantikeitaiG480τῇtēaG3588soundὑγιαινούσῃhugiainousēG5198teachingδιδασκαλίᾳdidaskaliaG1319

11that agrees withκατὰkataG2596theτὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588gloriousδόξηςdoxēsG1391gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of theτοῦtouG3588blessedμακαρίουmakariouG3107Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,with whichὃhoG3739Iἐγώ.¶egōG1473have been entrustedἐπιστεύθηνepisteuthēnG4100.

God’s Grace to Paul

12IἔχωechōG2192thankχάρινcharinG5485ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourG1473τῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,whoτῷtōG3588has strengthenedἐνδυναμώσαντίendunamōsantiG1743meG1473,thatὅτιhotiG3754He consideredἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233meG1473faithfulπιστόνpistonG4103andappointedθέμενοςthemenosG5087metoεἰςeisG1519serviceδιακονίαν,diakonianG1248.

13τὸtoG3588I wasὄνταontaG1510formerlyπρότερονproteronG4386a blasphemerβλάσφημονblasphēmonG989καὶkaiG2532,a persecutorδιώκτηνdiōktēnG1376,andκαὶkaiG2532a violentὑβριστήν·hubristēnG5197man;yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235becauseὅτιhotiG3754I had actedἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160inἐνenG1722ignoranceἀγνοῶνagnoōnG50andunbeliefἀπιστίᾳ·apistiaG570,I was shown mercyἠλεήθην,ēleēthēnG1653.

14AndδὲdeG1161theἡhēG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962overflowedὑπερεπλεόνασενhuperepleonasenG5250to me,along withμετὰmetaG3326thefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26thatτῆςtēsG3588areinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

15This is atrustworthyΠιστὸςPistosG4103ὁhoG3588sayingλόγοςlogosG3056καὶkaiG2532,worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514of fullπάσηςpasēsG3956acceptanceἀποδοχῆςapodochēsG594ὅτιhotiG3754:ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἦλθενēlthenG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889to saveσῶσαι,sōsaiG4982sinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlousG268,of whomὧνhōnG3739Iἐγώ·egōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theworstπρῶτόςprōtosG4413.

16ButἀλλὰallaG235for this very reasonδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778I was shown mercyἠλεήθην,ēleēthēnG1653,so thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473, theworstπρώτῳprōtōG4413of sinners,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424might displayἐνδείξηταιendeixētaiG1731HisτὴνtēnG3588perfectἅπασανhapasanG537patienceμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115asπρὸςprosG4314an exampleὑποτύπωσινhupotupōsinG5296to those whoτῶνtōnG3588wouldμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195believeπιστεύεινpisteueinG4100inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909HimαὐτῷautōG846forεἰςeisG1519eternalαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

17NowδὲdeG1161toΤῷTōG3588theKingβασιλεῖbasileiG935eternalτῶν αἰώνων,tōn aiōnōnG3588 G165,immortalἀφθάρτῳaphthartōG862, andinvisibleἀοράτῳaoratōG517, theonlyμόνῳmonōG3441Godθεῷ,theōG2316, behonorτιμὴtimēG5092andκαὶkaiG2532gloryδόξαdoxaG1391foreverεἰς τοὺς αἰῶναςeis tous aiōnasG1519 G3588 G165andτῶνtōnG3588everαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

18TimothyΤιμόθεε,TimotheeG5095, mychildτέκνονteknonG5043,I entrustπαρατίθεμαίparatithemaiG3908you withσοι,soiG4771thisΤαύτηνTautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588commandπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852in keeping withκατὰkataG2596theτὰςtasG3588previousπροαγούσαςproagousasG4254propheciesπροφητείας,prophēteiasG4394aboutἐπὶepiG1909youσὲseG4771,so thatἵναinaG2443byἐνenG1722themαὐταῖςautaisG846you may fightστρατεύῃstrateuēG4754theτὴνtēnG3588goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570fightστρατείανstrateianG4752,

19holding onἔχωνechōnG2192to faithπίστινpistinG4102andκαὶkaiG2532a goodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18conscienceσυνείδησιν,suneidēsinG4893,whichἥνhēnG3739someτινεςtinesG5100have rejectedἀπωσάμενοιapōsamenoiG683and therebyshipwreckedἐναυάγησαν,enauagēsanG3489περὶperiG4012theirτὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102.

20AmongὧνhōnG3739themareἐστινestinG1510HymenaeusὙμέναιοςHumenaiosG5211andκαὶkaiG2532AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223,whomοὓςhousG3739I have handed overπαρέδωκαparedōkaG3860τῷtōG3588to SatanσατανᾷsatanaG4567toἵναinaG2443be taughtπαιδευθῶσινpaideuthōsinG3811notμὴmēG3361to blasphemeβλασφημεῖν.¶blasphēmeinG987.

(2 Timothy 1:1–2)

Correcting False Teachers

(Titus 1:10–16)

God’s Grace to Paul

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 1