Berean Standard Bible

1 Timothy 5:17-25

17ΟἱHoiG3588EldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245who leadπροεστῶτεςproestōtesG4291effectivelyκαλῶςkalōsG2573are worthyἀξιούσθωσανaxiousthōsanG515of doubleδιπλῆςdiplēsG1362honorτιμῆςtimēsG5092,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122those whoοἱhoiG3588work hardκοπιῶντεςkopiōntesG2872atἐνenG1722preachingλόγῳlogōG3056andκαὶkaiG2532teachingδιδασκαλίᾳ·didaskaliaG1319.

18ForγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588Scriptureγραφή·graphēG1124saysλέγειlegeiG3004, “Do not muzzleοὐ φιμώσεις·ou phimōseisG3756 G5392an oxβοῦνbounG1016while it is treading out the grainἀλοῶνταaloōntaG248,”andκαὶkaiG2532, “TheὁhoG3588workerἐργάτηςergatēsG2040isworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514ofτοῦtouG3588hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846wagesμισθοῦmisthouG3408.”

19Do notμὴmēG3361entertainπαραδέχουparadechouG3858an accusationκατηγορίανkatēgorianG2724againstκατὰkataG2596an elderπρεσβυτέρουpresbuterouG4245,exceptἐκτὸς εἰ μὴektos ei mēG1622 G1487 G3361onἐπὶepiG1909the testimony oftwoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesμαρτύρων.marturōnG3144.

20ButG1161those whoτοὺςtousG3588persist in sinἁμαρτάνονταςhamartanontasG264should be rebukedἔλεγχε,elegcheG1651in front ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956,so thatἵναinaG2443καὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588othersλοιποὶloipoiG3062willἔχωσιν.¶echōsinG2192stand in fearφόβονphobonG5401of sin.

21I solemnly chargeΔιαμαρτύρομαιDiamarturomaiG1263youbeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424andκαὶkaiG2532theτῶνtōnG3588electἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588angelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32toἵναinaG2443maintainφυλάξῃςphulaxēsG5442theseταῦταtautaG3778principleswithoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565biasπροκρίματοςprokrimatosG4299, andto doποιῶνpoiōnG4160nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367out ofκατὰkataG2596partialityπρόσκλισιν.prosklisinG4346.

22Do not be too quickταχέως μηδενὶtacheōs mēdeniG5030 G3367in the laying onἐπιτίθειepititheiG2007of handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495and therebyμηδὲmēdeG3366shareκοινώνειkoinōneiG2841in the sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266of othersἀλλοτρίαις,allotriaisG245.Keepτήρει.tēreiG5083yourselfG4572pureἁγνὸνhagnonG53.

23Stop drinking only waterμηκέτι ὑδροπότει,mēketi hudropoteiG3371 G5202anduseχρῶchrōG5530a littleὀλίγῳoligōG3641wineοἴνῳoinōG3631insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,because ofδιὰdiaG1223yourτὸνtonG3588stomachστόμαχονstomachonG4751andκαὶkaiG2532yourσουsouG4771frequentπυκνάςpuknasG4437τὰςtasG3588ailmentsἀσθενείας.astheneiasG769.

24TheαἱhaiG3588sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266of someτινῶνtinōnG5100menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444areεἰσινeisinG1510obviousπρόδηλοίprodēloiG4271,going ahead ofπροάγουσαιproagousaiG4254themtoεἰςeisG1519judgmentκρίσιν·krisinG2920;butδὲdeG1161the sinsof othersτισὶνtisinG5100do not surface until laterκαὶ ἐπακολουθοῦσιν.kai epakolouthousinG2532 G1872.

25In the same wayὡσαύτως καὶhōsautōs kaiG5615 G2532τὰtaG3588,goodκαλὰkalaG2570τὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041areobviousπρόδηλαprodēlaG4271,and evenκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588ones thatareἔχονταechontaG2192inconspicuousἄλλωςallōsG247cannotοὐ δύνανται.¶ou dunantaiG3756 G1410remain hiddenκρυβῆναιkrubēnaiG2928.

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