Berean Standard Bible

1 Timothy 6

(Ephesians 6:5–9; Colossians 3:22–25)

1All whoὍσοιHosoiG3745areεἰσὶνeisinG1510underὑπὸhupoG5259theyokeζυγὸνzugonG2218of slaveryδοῦλοι,douloiG1401should regardἡγείσθωσαν,hēgeisthōsanG2233theirτοὺς ἰδίουςtous idiousG3588 G2398mastersδεσπόταςdespotasG1203as fullyπάσηςpasēsG3956worthyἀξίουςaxiousG514of honorτιμῆςtimēsG5092,so thatἵναinaG2443τὸtoG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686andκαὶkaiG2532ourἡhēG3588teachingδιδασκαλίαdidaskaliaG1319will not be discreditedμὴ βλασφημῆται.mē blasphēmētaiG3361 G987.

2δὲdeG1161Those whoοἱhoiG3588haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192believingπιστοὺςpistousG4103mastersδεσπόταςdespotasG1203should not show disrespectμὴ καταφρονείτωσαν,mē kataphroneitōsanG3361 G2706becauseὅτιhotiG3754they areεἰσιν·eisinG1510brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,butἀλλὰallaG235should serveδουλευέτωσαν,douleuetōsanG1398themall the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123,sinceὅτιhotiG3754thoseοἱhoiG3588receivingἀντιλαμβανόμενοι.¶antilambanomenoiG482theirτῆςtēsG3588good serviceεὐεργεσίαςeuergesiasG2108areεἰσινeisinG1510καὶkaiG2532belovedἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27believersπιστοίpistoiG4103.TeachδίδασκεdidaskeG1321andκαὶkaiG2532encourageπαρακάλει.parakaleiG3870theseΤαῦταTautaG3778principles.

Reject False Doctrines

3IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100teaches another doctrineἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖheterodidaskaleiG2085andκαὶkaiG2532disagreesμὴ προσέρχεταιmē proserchetaiG3361 G4334with thesoundὑγιαίνουσινhugiainousinG5198wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056τοῖςtoisG3588of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547andκαὶkaiG2532τῇtēaG3588withκατ᾽kat᾽G2596godlyεὐσέβειανeusebeianG2150teachingδιδασκαλίᾳ,didaskaliaG1319,

4he is conceitedτετύφωταιtetuphōtaiG5187andunderstandsἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367.InsteadἀλλὰallaG235, he hasan unhealthy interestνοσῶνnosōnG3552inπερὶperiG4012controversiesζητήσειςzētēseisG2214andκαὶkaiG2532disputes about wordsλογομαχίας,logomachiasG3055,out ofἐξexG1537whichὧνhōnG3739comeγίνεταιginetaiG1096envyφθόνος,phthonosG5355,strifeἔρις,erisG2054,abusive talkβλασφημίαι,blasphēmiaiG988,evilπονηραί,ponēraiG4190suspicionsὑπόνοιαιhuponoiaiG5283,

5andconstant frictionδιαπαρατριβαὶdiaparatribaiG3859between menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444of depravedδιεφθαρμένωνdiephtharmenōnG1311τὸνtonG3588mindνοῦνnounG3563who areκαὶkaiG2532devoidἀπεστερημένωνapesterēmenōnG650τῆςtēsG3588of the truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225. These menregardνομιζόντωνnomizontōnG3543τὴνtēnG3588godlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianG2150asG1510a means of gainπορισμὸνporismonG4200.

Godliness with Contentment

6Of courseδὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588,godlinessεὐσέβειαeusebeiaG2150withμετὰmetaG3326contentmentαὐταρκείας.autarkeiasG841isἜστινEstinG1510greatμέγαςmegasG3173gainπορισμὸςporismosG4200.

7ForγὰρgarG1063we broughtεἰσηνέγκαμενeisēnegkamenG1533nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,soὅτιhotiG3754we cannotοὐδὲ δυνάμεθα·oude dunamethaG3761 G1410carryἐξενεγκεῖνexenegkeinG1627anything out of itτιtiG5100.

8ButδὲdeG1161if we haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192foodδιατροφὰςdiatrophasG1305andκαὶkaiG2532clothingσκεπάσματα,skepasmataG4629,we will be contentἀρκεσθησόμεθα.¶arkesthēsomethaG714with theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778.

9Those whoΟἱHoiG3588wantβουλόμενοιboulomenoiG1014to be richπλουτεῖνplouteinG4147,howeverδὲdeG1161,fallἐμπίπτουσινempiptousinG1706intoεἰςeisG1519temptationπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3986andκαὶkaiG2532become ensnaredπαγίδαpagidaG3803καὶkaiG2532by manyπολλὰςpollasG4183foolishἀνοήτουςanoētousG453andκαὶkaiG2532harmfulβλαβεράς,blaberasG983desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939thatαἵτινεςaitinesG3748plungeβυθίζουσινbuthizousinG1036τοὺςtousG3588themἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444intoεἰςeisG1519ruinὄλεθρονolethronG3639andκαὶkaiG2532destructionἀπώλειαν.apōleianG684.

10ForγὰρgarG1063theτῶνtōnG3588love of moneyφιλαργυρία,philarguriaG5365isἐστινestinG1510therootῥίζαrhizaG4491of all kindsπάντωνpantōnG3956ἡhēG3588of evilκακῶνkakōnG2556.By cravingὀρεγόμενοιoregomenoiG3713itἧςhēsG3739,someτινεςtinesG5100have wanderedἀπεπλανήθησανapeplanēthēsanG635away fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532piercedπεριέπειρανperiepeiranG4044themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438with manyπολλαῖς.¶pollaisG4183sorrowsὀδύναιςodunaisG3601.

Fight the Good Fight

11Butδέ,deG1161youΣὺSuG4771,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,flee fromφεῦγε,pheugeG5343these thingsταῦταtautaG3778andδὲdeG1161pursueδίωκεdiōkeG1377righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,godlinessεὐσέβειαν,eusebeianG2150,faithπίστιν,pistinG4102,loveἀγάπην,agapēnG26,perseveranceὑπομονήν,hupomonēnG5281, andgentlenessG4240.

12FightἀγωνίζουagōnizouG75theτὸνtonG3588goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fightἀγῶναagōnaG73of theτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102.Take holdἐπιλαβοῦepilabouG1949of theτῆςtēsG3588eternalαἰωνίουaiōniouG166lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222toεἰςeisG1519whichἣνhēnG3739you were calledἐκλήθηςeklēthēsG2564when you madeκαὶ ὡμολόγησαςkai hōmologēsasG2532 G3670theτὴνtēnG3588goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570confessionὁμολογίανhomologianG3671beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183witnessesμαρτύρων.¶marturōnG3144.

13I chargeΠαραγγέλλωParangellōG3853youσοιsoiG4771in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoτοῦtouG3588gives lifeζῳογονοῦντοςzōogonountosG2225toτὰtaG3588all thingsπάνταpantaG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,whoτοῦtouG3588made theτὴνtēnG3588goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570confessionὁμολογίανhomologianG3671in His testimonyμαρτυρήσαντοςmarturēsantosG3140beforeἐπὶepiG1909PontiusΠοντίουPontiouG4194PilateΠιλάτουPilatouG4091:

14Keepτηρῆσαί σεtērēsai seG5083 G4771thisτὴνtēnG3588commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785without stainἄσπιλον,aspilonG784orreproachἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmptonG423untilμέχριmechriG3360theτῆςtēsG3588appearanceἐπιφανείαςepiphaneiasG2015of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,

15whichἣνhēnG3739theὁhoG3588blessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107andκαὶkaiG2532onlyμόνοςmonosG3441Sovereignδυνάστης,dunastēsG1413One—theὁhoG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofτῶνtōnG3588kingsβασιλευόντωνbasileuontōnG936andκαὶkaiG2532LordκύριοςkuriosG2962ofτῶνtōnG3588lordsκυριευόντων,kurieuontōnG2961—will bring aboutδείξειdeixeiG1166in His ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398timeκαιροῖςkairoisG2540.

16HeὁhoG3588aloneμόνοςmonosG3441isἔχωνechōnG2192immortalἀθανασίαν,athanasianG110anddwellsοἰκῶνoikōnG3611in unapproachableἀπρόσιτον,aprositonG676lightφῶςphōsG5457.No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444has ever seenG3708HimὃνhonG3739,norοὐδὲoudeG3761canδύναται,dunataiG1410anyoneseeG3708Him.ToᾧhōG3739Him behonorτιμὴtimēG5092andκαὶkaiG2532eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166dominionκράτοςkratosG2904!Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

A Charge to the Rich

(Proverbs 23:1–5; James 5:1–6)

17InstructπαράγγελλεparangelleG3853those who areΤοῖςToisG3588richπλουσίοιςplousioisG4145inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588presentνῦνnunG3568ageαἰῶνιaiōniG165notμὴmēG3361to be conceitedὑψηλοφρονεῖνhupsēlophroneinG5309andnotμηδὲmēdeG3366to put their hopeἠλπικέναιēlpikenaiG1679inἐπὶepiG1909theuncertaintyἀδηλότητιadēlotētiG83of wealthπλούτουploutouG4149,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐπὶepiG1909GodθεῷtheōG2316,whoτῷtōG3588richlyπλουσίωςplousiōsG4146providesπαρέχοντιparechontiG3930all thingsπάνταpantaG3956for usG1473toεἰςeisG1519enjoyἀπόλαυσιν,apolausinG619.

18Instruct themto do goodἀγαθοεργεῖν,agathoergeinG14,to be richπλουτεῖνplouteinG4147inἐνenG1722goodκαλοῖς,kaloisG2570worksἔργοιςergoisG2041, andto beG1510generousεὐμεταδότουςeumetadotousG2130andready to shareκοινωνικούς,koinōnikousG2843,

19treasuring upἀποθησαυρίζονταςapothēsaurizontasG597for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438a firmκαλὸνkalonG2570foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310forεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588futureμέλλον,mellonG3195,so thatἵναinaG2443they may take holdἐπιλάβωνταιepilabōntaiG1949ofτῆςtēsG3588that which is trulyὄντωςontōsG3689lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222.

Guard the Faith

20OὮŌG5599TimothyΤιμόθεε,TimotheeG5095,guardφύλαξονphulaxonG5442whatτὴνtēnG3588has been entrustedπαραθήκηνparathēkēnG3866to you.AvoidἐκτρεπόμενοςektrepomenosG1624τὰςtasG3588irreverentβεβήλουςbebēlousG952,empty chatterκενοφωνίαςkenophōniasG2757andκαὶkaiG2532the opposing argumentsἀντιθέσειςantitheseisG477τῆςtēsG3588of so-calledψευδωνύμουpseudōnumouG5581“knowledgeγνώσεως,gnōseōsG1108,”

21whichἥνhēnG3739someτινεςtinesG5100have professedἐπαγγελλόμενοιepangellomenoiG1861and thus swerved awayἠστόχησαν.¶ēstochēsanG795fromπερὶperiG4012theG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102G3588.GraceG5485bewithG3326you allG4771.