New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Timothy 6

Instructions to Those Who Minister

1AllG3745whoG3745are underὑπὸhupoG5259the yokeζυγὸνzugonG2218as slavesδοῦλοι,douloiG1401are to regardἡγείσθωσαν,hēgeisthōsanG2233their ownἰδίουςidiousG2398mastersδεσπόταςdespotasG1203as worthyἀξίουςaxiousG514of allπάσηςpasēsG3956honorτιμῆςtimēsG5092soἵναinaG2443that the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and ourdoctrineδιδασκαλίαdidaskaliaG1319will not bespokenG987againstG987.

2ThoseG3588who haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192believersπιστοὺςpistousG4103as their mastersδεσπόταςdespotasG1203must not be disrespectfulκαταφρονείτωσαν,kataphroneitōsanG2706to them becauseὅτιhotiG3754they arebrethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,but must serveδουλευέτωσαν,douleuetōsanG1398them allG3123the moreG3123,becauseὅτιhotiG3754thoseG3588whopartakeἀντιλαμβανόμενοι.¶antilambanomenoiG482of the benefitεὐεργεσίαςeuergesiasG2108are believersπιστοίpistoiG4103and belovedἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27.TeachδίδασκεdidaskeG1321andpreachπαρακάλει.parakaleiG3870theseΤαῦταTautaG3778principles.

3IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100advocatesG2085a differentG2085doctrineG2085and does notagreeπροσέρχεταιproserchetaiG4334withsoundὑγιαίνουσινhugiainousinG5198wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,thoseG3588of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,and with the doctrineδιδασκαλίᾳ,didaskaliaG1319conformingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to godlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianG2150,

4he isconceitedτετύφωταιtetuphōtaiG5187andunderstandsἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367; but hehasG3552a morbidG3552interestG3552incontroversialG2214questionsG2214anddisputesG3055aboutG3055wordsG3055,out of whichὧνhōnG3739ariseγίνεταιginetaiG1096envyφθόνος,phthonosG5355,strifeἔρις,erisG2054,abusiveG988languageG988,evilπονηραί,ponēraiG4190suspicionsὑπόνοιαιhuponoiaiG5283,

5and constantG1275frictionG1275betweenmenἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444of depravedδιεφθαρμένωνdiephtharmenōnG1311mindνοῦνnounG3563and deprivedἀπεστερημένωνapesterēmenōnG650of the truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225, whosupposeνομιζόντωνnomizontōnG3543thatgodlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianG2150is a meansG4200of gainπορισμὸνporismonG4200.

6But godlinessεὐσέβειαeusebeiaG2150actuallyis a meansG4200ofgreatμέγαςmegasG3173gainπορισμὸςporismosG4200when accompaniedμετὰmetaG3326bycontentmentαὐταρκείας.autarkeiasG841.

7Forwe have broughtεἰσηνέγκαμενeisēnegkamenG1533nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762into the worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,soὅτιhotiG3754we cannotδυνάμεθα·dunamethaG1410 G3761takeἐξενεγκεῖνexenegkeinG1627anythingτιtiG5100out of it eitherG3761.

8If wehaveἔχοντεςechontesG2192foodδιατροφὰςdiatrophasG1305and coveringσκεπάσματα,skepasmataG4629,with theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778we shall be contentἀρκεσθησόμεθα.¶arkesthēsomethaG714.

9But thoseG3588who wantβουλόμενοιboulomenoiG1014to getG4147richπλουτεῖνplouteinG4147fallἐμπίπτουσινempiptousinG1706into temptationπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3986anda snareπαγίδαpagidaG3803and manyπολλὰςpollasG4183foolishἀνοήτουςanoētousG453and harmfulβλαβεράς,blaberasG983desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748plungeβυθίζουσινbuthizousinG1036menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444into ruinὄλεθρονolethronG3639and destructionἀπώλειαν.apōleianG684.

10Forthe loveG5365of moneyG5365is a rootῥίζαrhizaG4491of allπάντωνpantōnG3956sorts of evilκακῶνkakōnG2556,and someτινεςtinesG5100by longingὀρεγόμενοιoregomenoiG3713for it havewanderedG635awayG635from the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and piercedπεριέπειρανperiepeiranG4044themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438with manyπολλαῖς.¶pollaisG4183griefsὀδύναιςodunaisG3601.

11Butfleeφεῦγε,pheugeG5343from theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778, youmanἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,and pursueδίωκεdiōkeG1377righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,godlinessεὐσέβειαν,eusebeianG2150,faithπίστιν,pistinG4102,loveἀγάπην,agapēnG26,perseveranceὑπομονήν,hupomonēnG5281andgentlenessG4239.

12FightἀγωνίζουagōnizouG75the goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fightἀγῶναagōnaG73offaithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102;takeG1949holdἐπιλαβοῦepilabouG1949of the eternalαἰωνίουaiōniouG166lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222to whichἣνhēnG3739you were calledἐκλήθηςeklēthēsG2564,and you madeὡμολόγησαςhōmologēsasG3670the goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570confessionὁμολογίανhomologianG3671in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183witnessesμαρτύρων.¶marturōnG3144.

13I chargeΠαραγγέλλωParangellōG3853you in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, whogivesG2225lifeζῳογονοῦντοςzōogonountosG2225to allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956, and ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,who testifiedμαρτυρήσαντοςmarturēsantosG3140thegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570confessionὁμολογίανhomologianG3671beforeἐπὶepiG1909PontiusΠοντίουPontiouG4194PilateΠιλάτουPilatouG4091,

14that you keepτηρῆσαίtērēsaiG5083the commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785withoutG784 G423stainG784or reproachἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmptonG423untilμέχριmechriG3360theappearingἐπιφανείαςepiphaneiasG2015of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,

15whichἣνhēnG3739He willbringδείξειdeixeiG1166about atthe properἰδίοιςidioisG2398timeκαιροῖςkairoisG2540--He who isthe blessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107andonlyμόνοςmonosG3441Sovereignδυνάστης,dunastēsG1413,the KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofkingsβασιλευόντωνbasileuontōnG936andLordκύριοςkuriosG2962oflordsκυριευόντων,kurieuontōnG2961,

16who aloneμόνοςmonosG3441possessesἔχωνechōnG2192immortalityἀθανασίαν,athanasianG110anddwellsοἰκῶνoikōnG3611in unapproachableἀπρόσιτον,aprositonG676lightφῶςphōsG5457,whomG3739noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762manἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444has seenG3708orοὐδὲoudeG3761canδύναται,dunataiG1410seeG3708. To Him behonorτιμὴtimēG5092and eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166dominionκράτοςkratosG2904!Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

17InstructπαράγγελλεparangelleG3853thoseG3588who are richπλουσίοιςplousioisG4145inthisG3588presentνῦνnunG3568worldαἰῶνιaiōniG165not to be conceitedὑψηλοφρονεῖνhupsēlophroneinG5309orμηδὲmēdeG3366tofixG1679their hopeἠλπικέναιēlpikenaiG1679on the uncertaintyἀδηλότητιadēlotētiG83of richesπλούτουploutouG4149,but on GodθεῷtheōG2316,who richlyπλουσίωςplousiōsG4146suppliesπαρέχοντιparechontiG3930us with allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956to enjoyἀπόλαυσιν,apolausinG619.

18Instruct themto doG14goodἀγαθοεργεῖν,agathoergeinG14,to be richπλουτεῖνplouteinG4147ingoodκαλοῖς,kaloisG2570worksἔργοιςergoisG2041,to be generousεὐμεταδότουςeumetadotousG2130and readyG2843to shareG2843,

19storingG597up for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438the treasureG597of a goodκαλὸνkalonG2570foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310for the futureμέλλον,mellonG3195,soἵναinaG2443that they maytakeG1949holdἐπιλάβωνταιepilabōntaiG1949of that which is lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222indeedὄντωςontōsG3689.

20OὮŌG5599TimothyΤιμόθεε,TimotheeG5095,guardφύλαξονphulaxonG5442whatG3866has been entrustedG3866to you, avoidingἐκτρεπόμενοςektrepomenosG1624worldlyβεβήλουςbebēlousG952andemptyκενοφωνίαςkenophōniasG2757chatterG2757andthe opposingG477argumentsG477of whatG5581is falselyG5581calledG5581“knowledgeγνώσεως,gnōseōsG1108”--

21whichἥνhēnG3739someτινεςtinesG5100have professedἐπαγγελλόμενοιepangellomenoiG1861and thusgoneG795astrayἠστόχησαν.¶ēstochēsanG795fromthe faithπίστινpistinG4102.GraceG5485be with you.

Instructions to Those Who Minister

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 6