New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Timothy 4

Apostasy

1Butthe SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151explicitlyῥητῶςrhētōsG4490saysλέγειlegeiG3004thatin laterὑστέροιςhusteroisG5306timesκαιροῖςkairoisG2540someτινεςtinesG5100willfallG868awayG868from the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,payingG4337attentionG4337todeceitfulπλάνοιςplanoisG4108spiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151anddoctrinesδιδασκαλίαιςdidaskaliaisG1319of demonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140,

2by meansἐνenG1722of the hypocrisyὑποκρίσειhupokriseiG5272of liarsψευδολόγων,pseudologōnG5573searedG2741in their ownἰδίανidianG2398conscienceσυνείδησιν,suneidēsinG4893as with a brandingG2741ironG2741,

3men whoforbidκωλυόντωνkōluontōnG2967marriageγαμεῖν,gameinG1060and advocateabstainingἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568from foodsβρωμάτωνbrōmatōnG1033whichἃhaG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316has createdἔκτισενektisenG2936to begratefullyμετὰ εὐχαριστίαςmeta eucharistiasG3326 G2169sharedμετάλημψινmetalēmpsinG3336in by thoseG3588who believeπιστοῖςpistoisG4103and knowἐπεγνωκόσινepegnōkosinG1921the truthἀλήθειαν.alētheianG225.

4ForeverythingπᾶνpanG3956createdκτίσμαktismaG2938by GodθεοῦtheouG2316is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570,and nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762is to be rejectedἀπόβλητονapoblētonG579if it isreceivedλαμβανόμενον·lambanomenonG2983with gratitudeεὐχαριστίαςeucharistiasG2169;

5for it is sanctifiedἁγιάζεταιhagiazetaiG37by meansδιὰdiaG1223ofthe wordλόγουlogouG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and prayerἐντεύξεως.¶enteuxeōsG1783.

A Good Minister’s Discipline

6In pointingὑποτιθέμενοςhupotithemenosG5294out theseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778tothe brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80,you will be a goodκαλὸςkalosG2570servantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, constantlynourishedἐντρεφόμενοςentrephomenosG1789on the wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056of the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and of thesoundκαλῆςkalēsG2570doctrineδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319whichᾗhēG3739youhave been followingπαρηκολούθηκας·parēkolouthēkasG3877.

7ButhaveG3868nothingG3868to doG3868withworldlyβεβήλουςbebēlousG952fablesμύθουςmuthousG3454fitG1126onlyG1126for oldG1126womenG1126.On the otherδὲdeG1161handδὲdeG1161,disciplineγύμναζεgumnazeG1128yourselfG4572for the purpose ofgodlinessεὐσέβειαν.eusebeianG2150;

8forbodilyσωματικὴsōmatikēG4984disciplineγυμνασίαgumnasiaG1129is only of littleὀλίγονoligonG3641profitὠφέλιμος,ōphelimosG5624, butgodlinessεὐσέβειαeusebeiaG2150is profitableὠφέλιμόςōphelimosG5624for allG3956thingsG3956, since itholdsἔχουσαechousaG2192promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860for thepresentνῦνnunG3568lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222and also for the lifeto comeμελλούσης.mellousēsG3195.

9It is a trustworthyπιστὸςpistosG4103statementλόγοςlogosG3056deservingἄξιος.axiosG514fullπάσηςpasēsG3956acceptanceἀποδοχῆςapodochēsG594.

10For it is for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778we laborκοπιῶμενkopiōmenG2872and striveἀγωνιζόμεθα,agōnizomethaG75,becauseὅτιhotiG3754we have fixedG1679our hopeἠλπίκαμενēlpikamenG1679onthe livingζῶντι,zōntiG2198GodθεῷtheōG2316,whoὅςhosG3739isthe SaviorσωτὴρsōtērG4990of allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122of believersπιστῶν.¶pistōnG4103.

11PrescribeΠαράγγελλεParangelleG3853and teachδίδασκε.didaskeG1321theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

12Let noG3367oneμηδείςmēdeisG3367lookG2706downG2706on your youthfulnessνεότητοςneotētosG3503, but ratherin speechλόγῳ,logōG3056,conductἀναστροφῇ,anastrophēaG391,loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,faithπίστει,pisteiG4102andpurityἁγνείᾳ.hagneiaG47,showγίνουginouG1096yourselfan exampleτύποςtuposG5179of thoseG3588who believeπιστῶν,pistōnG4103.

13Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I comeἔρχομαι,erchomaiG2064,giveπρόσεχεprosecheG4337attentionG4337to the publicreadingἀναγνώσει,anagnōseiG320of Scripture,to exhortationπαρακλήσει,paraklēseiG3874and teachingδιδασκαλίᾳ,didaskaliaG1319.

14Do not neglectἀμέλειameleiG272the spiritualG5486giftχαρίσματοςcharismatosG5486withinἐνenG1722you, whichὃhoG3739was bestowedἐδόθηedothēG1325on you throughδιὰdiaG1223propheticG4394utteranceG4394withthe layingἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG1936on of handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495by thepresbyteryπρεσβυτερίου.presbuteriouG4244.

15TakeG3191painsG3191with theseταῦταtautaG3778thingsτούτοιςtoutoisG3778; be absorbedin them, soἵναinaG2443that your progressπροκοπὴprokopēG4297will be evidentφανερὰphaneraG5318to allπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.

16PayG1907closeG1907attentionG1907to yourselfG4572and to your teachingδιδασκαλίᾳ·didaskaliaG1319;persevereἐπίμενεepimeneG1961in theseG846thingsG846,for as you doποιῶνpoiōnG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778you willensureG4982salvationG4982bothG2532for yourselfG4572and for thoseG3588who hearἀκούοντάςakouontasG191you.

Apostasy

A Good Minister’s Discipline

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 4