Berean Standard Bible

1 Timothy 4

1NowδὲdeG1161theΤὸToG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151expresslyῥητῶςrhētōsG4490statesλέγειlegeiG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722laterὑστέροιςhusteroisG5306timesκαιροῖςkairoisG2540someτινεςtinesG5100will abandonἀποστήσονταίapostēsontaiG868theτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102to followπροσέχοντεςprosechontesG4337deceitfulπλάνοιςplanoisG4108spiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151andκαὶkaiG2532theteachingsδιδασκαλίαιςdidaskaliaisG1319of demonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140,

2influenced byἐνenG1722thehypocrisyὑποκρίσειhupokriseiG5272of liarsψευδολόγων,pseudologōnG5573τὴνtēnG3588, whoseἰδίανidianG2398consciencesσυνείδησιν,suneidēsinG4893are seared with a hot ironκεκαυστηριασμένωνkekaustēriasmenōnG2743.

3They will prohibitκωλυόντωνkōluontōnG2967marriageγαμεῖν,gameinG1060and requireabstinenceἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568from certain foodsβρωμάτωνbrōmatōnG1033thatἃhaG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has createdἔκτισενektisenG2936toεἰςeisG1519be receivedμετάλημψινmetalēmpsinG3336withμετὰmetaG3326thanksgivingεὐχαριστίαςeucharistiasG2169by those whoτοῖςtoisG3588believeπιστοῖςpistoisG4103andκαὶkaiG2532knowἐπεγνωκόσινepegnōkosinG1921theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειαν.alētheianG225.

4ForὅτιhotiG3754everyπᾶνpanG3956creationκτίσμαktismaG2938of GodθεοῦtheouG2316isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570,andκαὶkaiG2532nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762that is receivedλαμβανόμενον·lambanomenonG2983withμετὰmetaG3326thanksgivingεὐχαριστίαςeucharistiasG2169should be rejectedἀπόβλητονapoblētonG579,

5becauseγὰρgarG1063it is sanctifiedἁγιάζεταιhagiazetaiG37byδιὰdiaG1223thewordλόγουlogouG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532prayerἐντεύξεως.¶enteuxeōsG1783.

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6By pointing outὑποτιθέμενοςhupotithemenosG5294these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778to theτοῖςtoisG3588brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80,you will beἔσῃesēG1510a goodκαλὸςkalosG2570servantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,nourishedἐντρεφόμενοςentrephomenosG1789by theτοῖςtoisG3588wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056τῆςtēsG3588of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588soundκαλῆςkalēsG2570instructionδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319thatᾗhēG3739you have followedπαρηκολούθηκας·parēkolouthēkasG3877.

7ButδὲdeG1161rejectπαραιτοῦ·paraitouG3868τοὺςtousG3588irreverentβεβήλουςbebēlousG952καὶkaiG2532,sillyγραώδειςgraōdeisG1126mythsμύθουςmuthousG3454.InsteadδὲdeG1161,trainγύμναζεgumnazeG1128yourselfG4572forπρὸςprosG4314godlinessεὐσέβειαν.eusebeianG2150.

8ForγὰρgarG1063ἡhēG3588physicalσωματικὴsōmatikēG4984exerciseγυμνασίαgumnasiaG1129isἐστὶνestinG1510ofπρὸςprosG4314limitedὀλίγονoligonG3641valueὠφέλιμος,ōphelimosG5624,butδὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588godlinessεὐσέβειαeusebeiaG2150isἐστινestinG1510valuableὠφέλιμόςōphelimosG5624inπρὸςprosG4314everyπάνταpantaG3956way,holdingἔχουσαechousaG2192promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860for theτῆςtēsG3588presentνῦνnunG3568lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222andκαὶkaiG2532for theτῆςtēsG3588oneto comeμελλούσης.mellousēsG3195.

9This isa trustworthyπιστὸςpistosG4103ὁhoG3588sayingλόγοςlogosG3056καὶkaiG2532,worthyἄξιος.axiosG514of fullπάσηςpasēsG3956acceptanceἀποδοχῆςapodochēsG594.

10γὰρgarG1063ToεἰςeisG1519thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778endwe laborκοπιῶμενkopiōmenG2872andκαὶkaiG2532striveἀγωνιζόμεθα,agōnizomethaG75,becauseὅτιhotiG3754we have set our hopeἠλπίκαμενēlpikamenG1679onἐπὶepiG1909thelivingζῶντι,zōntiG2198GodθεῷtheōG2316,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theSaviorσωτὴρsōtērG4990of everyoneπάντων ἀνθρώπωνpantōn anthrōpōnG3956 G444, andespeciallyμάλισταmalistaG3122of those who believeπιστῶν.¶pistōnG4103.

11CommandΠαράγγελλεParangelleG3853andκαὶkaiG2532teachδίδασκε.didaskeG1321these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

12Let no oneμηδείςmēdeisG3367despiseκαταφρονείτω,kataphroneitōG2706yourσουsouG4771τῆςtēsG3588youthνεότητοςneotētosG3503,butἀλλὰallaG235setγίνουginouG1096an exampleτύποςtuposG5179for theτῶνtōnG3588believersπιστῶν,pistōnG4103inἐνenG1722speechλόγῳ,logōG3056,inἐνenG1722conductἀναστροφῇ,anastrophēaG391,inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,inἐνenG1722faithπίστει,pisteiG4102,inἐνenG1722purityἁγνείᾳ.hagneiaG47.

13Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I comeἔρχομαι,erchomaiG2064,devote yourselfπρόσεχεprosecheG4337to theτῇtēaG3588public reading of Scriptureἀναγνώσει,anagnōseiG320,toτῇtēaG3588exhortationπαρακλήσει,paraklēseiG3874, andtoτῇtēaG3588teachingδιδασκαλίᾳ,didaskaliaG1319.

14Do notμὴmēG3361neglectἀμέλειameleiG272theτοῦtouG3588giftχαρίσματοςcharismatosG5486that isinἐνenG1722youσοὶsoiG4771,whichὃhoG3739was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325youσοιsoiG4771throughδιὰdiaG1223theprophecy spokenπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394over youatμετὰmetaG3326thelaying onἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG1936of theτῶνtōnG3588handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495of theτοῦtouG3588eldersπρεσβυτερίου.presbuteriouG4244.

15Be diligentμελέτα,meletaG3191in these mattersταῦταtautaG3778andabsorbedἴσθι,isthiG1510inἐνenG1722themτούτοιςtoutoisG3778,so thatἵναinaG2443yourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588progressπροκοπὴprokopēG4297will beᾖēG1510evidentφανερὰphaneraG5318to allπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.

16Pay close attentionἔπεχεepecheG1907to yourG4572lifeandκαὶkaiG2532toτῇtēaG3588yourteachingδιδασκαλίᾳ·didaskaliaG1319.PersevereἐπίμενεepimeneG1961in these thingsαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,forγὰρgarG1063by so doingτοῦτο ποιῶνtouto poiōnG4160 G3778you will saveσώσειςsōseisG4982bothκαὶkaiG2532yourselfG4572andκαὶkaiG2532those whoτοὺςtousG3588hearἀκούοντάςakouontasG191youG4771.

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Commentaries on 1 Timothy 4