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1 Timothy 4:7-16

7τοὺςtousG3588ButδὲdeG1161refuseπαραιτοῦ·paraitouG3868profaneβεβήλουςbebēlousG952andκαὶkaiG2532old wives’γραώδειςgraōdeisG1126fablesμύθουςmuthousG3454,andδὲdeG1161exerciseγύμναζεgumnazeG1128thyselfG4572ratheruntoπρὸςprosG4314godlinessεὐσέβειαν.eusebeianG2150.

8ForγὰρgarG1063bodilyἡ σωματικὴhē sōmatikēG3588 G4984exerciseγυμνασίαgumnasiaG1129πρὸςprosG4314ἐστὶνestinG1510profitethὠφέλιμος,ōphelimosG5624littleὀλίγονoligonG3641:butδὲdeG1161godlinessἡ εὐσέβειαhē eusebeiaG3588 G2150isἐστινestinG1510profitableὠφέλιμόςōphelimosG5624untoπρὸςprosG4314all thingsπάνταpantaG3956,havingἔχουσαechousaG2192promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860of the lifeζωῆς τῆςzōēs tēsG3588 G2222that now isνῦνnunG3568,andκαὶkaiG2532of that which is to comeτῆς μελλούσης.tēs mellousēsG3588 G3195.

9ThisὁhoG3588isa faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103sayingλόγοςlogosG3056andκαὶkaiG2532worthyἄξιος.axiosG514of allπάσηςpasēsG3956acceptationἀποδοχῆςapodochēsG594.

10εἰςeisG1519ForγὰρgarG1063thereforeτοῦτοtoutoG3778weG2872bothG2532labourG2872andG2532suffer reproachG3679,becauseὅτιhotiG3754we trustἠλπίκαμενēlpikamenG1679inἐπὶepiG1909the livingζῶντι,zōntiG2198GodθεῷtheōG2316,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510the SaviourσωτὴρsōtērG4990of allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,speciallyμάλισταmalistaG3122of those that believeπιστῶν.¶pistōnG4103.

11These thingsταῦταtautaG3778commandΠαράγγελλεParangelleG3853andκαὶkaiG2532teachδίδασκε.didaskeG1321.

12τῆςtēsG3588LetG2706no manμηδείςmēdeisG3367despiseκαταφρονείτω,kataphroneitōG2706thyσουsouG4771youthνεότητος τῶνneotētos tōnG3588 G3503;butἀλλὰallaG235be thouγίνουginouG1096an exampleτύποςtuposG5179of the believersπιστῶν,pistōnG4103,inG1722wordλόγῳ,logōG3056,inG1722conversationἀναστροφῇ,anastrophēaG391,inG1722charityἀγάπῃagapēG26,inG1722spiritG4151,inG1722faithπίστει,pisteiG4102,inG1722purityἁγνείᾳ.hagneiaG47.

13Tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193I comeἔρχομαι,erchomaiG2064,give attendanceπρόσεχεprosecheG4337to readingτῇ ἀναγνώσει,tēa anagnōseiG3588 G320,to exhortationτῇ παρακλήσει,tēa paraklēseiG3588 G3874,to doctrineτῇ διδασκαλίᾳ,tēa didaskaliaG3588 G1319.

14τοῦtouG3588NeglectἀμέλειameleiG272notμὴmēG3361the giftχαρίσματοςcharismatosG5486that isinἐνenG1722theeσοὶsoiG4771,whichὃhoG3739was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325theeσοιsoiG4771byδιὰdiaG1223prophecyπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394,withμετὰmetaG3326the laying onἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG1936of the handsτῶν χειρῶνtōn cheirōnG3588 G5495of the presbyteryτοῦ πρεσβυτερίου.tou presbuteriouG3588 G4244.

15Meditate uponμελέτα,meletaG3191these thingsταῦταtautaG3778;give thyself whollyἴσθι,isthiG1510toG1722themτούτοιςtoutoisG3778;thatἵναinaG2443thyσουsouG4771profitingἡ προκοπὴhē prokopēG3588 G4297mayᾖēG1510appearφανερὰphaneraG5318toG1722allπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.

16τῇtēaG3588Take heed untoἔπεχεepecheG1907thyselfG4572,andκαὶkaiG2532unto the doctrineδιδασκαλίᾳ· τοὺςdidaskalia tousG3588 G1319;continue inἐπίμενεepimeneG1961themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846:forγὰρgarG1063in doingποιῶνpoiōnG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778thou shaltG4982bothκαὶkaiG2532saveσώσειςsōseisG4982thyselfG4572,andκαὶkaiG2532them that hearἀκούοντάςakouontasG191theeG4771.

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