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1 Timothy 6:17-21

17ChargeπαράγγελλεparangelleG3853them that are richπλουσίοιςplousioisG3588 G4145inG1722thisνῦνnunG3568worldαἰῶνιaiōniG3588 G165,that they beG5309notμὴmēG3361highmindedG5309,norμηδὲmēdeG3366trustἠλπικέναιēlpikenaiG1679inG1909uncertainἀδηλότητιadēlotētiG83richesπλούτουploutouG4149,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inG1722the livingG3588 G2198GodθεῷtheōG3588 G2316,who givethπαρέχοντιparechontiG3588 G3930usG1473richlyπλουσίωςplousiōsG4146all thingsπάνταpantaG3956toεἰςeisG1519enjoy;ἀπόλαυσιν,apolausinG619

18G1510That they do goodἀγαθοεργεῖν,agathoergeinG14,that they be richπλουτεῖνplouteinG4147inἐνenG1722goodκαλοῖς,kaloisG2570worksἔργοιςergoisG2041,ready to distributeεὐμεταδότουςeumetadotousG2130,willing to communicateκοινωνικούς,koinōnikousG2843;

19τὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588Laying up in storeἀποθησαυρίζονταςapothēsaurizontasG597for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438a goodκαλὸνkalonG2570foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310againstεἰςeisG1519the time to comeμέλλον,mellonG3195,thatἵναinaG2443they may lay hold onἐπιλάβωνταιepilabōntaiG1949eternalG166lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222.

20τὴνtēnG3588τὰςtasG3588OὮŌG5599TimothyΤιμόθεε,TimotheeG5095,keepφύλαξονphulaxonG5442that which is committed to thy trustτῆςtēsG3588 G3872,avoidingἐκτρεπόμενοςektrepomenosG1624profaneβεβήλουςbebēlousG952andvain babblingsκενοφωνίαςkenophōniasG2757,andκαὶkaiG2532oppositionsἀντιθέσειςantitheseisG477of scienceγνώσεως,gnōseōsG1108falsely so calledψευδωνύμουpseudōnumouG5581:

21WhichἥνhēnG3739someτινεςtinesG5100professingἐπαγγελλόμενοιepangellomenoiG1861have erredἠστόχησαν.¶ēstochēsanG795concerningπερὶperiG4012the faithπίστινpistinG3588 G4102.GraceG3588 G5485bewithG3326theeG4771.AmenG281.The firstG4413toG4314TimothyG5095was writtenG1125fromG575LaodiceaG2993,whichG3748isG1510the chiefest cityG3390of PhrygiaG5435PacatianaG3588 G3818.

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