New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Timothy 4

Abandonment of Faith

1Butthe SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151explicitlyῥητῶςrhētōsG4490saysλέγειlegeiG3004thatin laterὑστέροιςhusteroisG5306timesκαιροῖςkairoisG2540someτινεςtinesG5100willfallG868awayG868from the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,payingG4337attentionG4337todeceitfulπλάνοιςplanoisG4108spiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151andteachingsδιδασκαλίαιςdidaskaliaisG1319of demonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140,

2by meansἐνenG1722of the hypocrisyὑποκρίσειhupokriseiG5272of liarsψευδολόγων,pseudologōnG5573searedG2741in their ownἰδίανidianG2398conscienceσυνείδησιν,suneidēsinG4893as withG2741aG2741brandingG2741ironG2741,

3whoforbidκωλυόντωνkōluontōnG2967marriageγαμεῖν,gameinG1060and advocateabstainingἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568from foodsβρωμάτωνbrōmatōnG1033whichἃhaG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316has createdἔκτισενektisenG2936to begratefullyμετὰ εὐχαριστίαςmeta eucharistiasG3326 G2169sharedG3336inG3336by 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 pointingG5294outG5294theseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778tothe brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80and sisters,you will be a goodκαλὸςkalosG2570servantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, constantlynourishedG1789onG1789the wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056of the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and of thegoodκαλῆςkalēsG2570doctrineδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319whichᾗhēG3739youhave been followingπαρηκολούθηκας·parēkolouthēkasG3877.

7ButstayG3868awayG3868fromG3868worthlessβεβήλουςbebēlousG952storiesμύθουςmuthousG3454that are typicalG1126ofG1126oldG1126womenG1126.RatherG1161,disciplineγύμναζεgumnazeG1128yourselfG4572for the purposeπρὸςprosG4314ofgodlinessεὐσέβειαν.eusebeianG2150;

8forbodilyσωματικὴsōmatikēG4984trainingγυμνασίαgumnasiaG1129is justslightlyὀλίγονoligonG4314 G3641beneficialὠφέλιμος,ōphelimosG5624, butgodlinessεὐσέβειαeusebeiaG2150is beneficialὠφέλιμόςōphelimosG5624for allG3956thingsG3956, since itholdsἔχουσαechousaG2192promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860for thepresentνῦνnunG3568lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222and also for the lifetoG3195comeG3195.

9It is a trustworthyπιστὸςpistosG4103statementλόγοςlogosG3056deservingἄξιος.axiosG514fullπάσηςpasēsG3956acceptanceἀποδοχῆςapodochēsG594.

10For it is for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778we laborκοπιῶμενkopiōmenG2872and striveἀγωνιζόμεθα,agōnizomethaG75,becauseὅτιhotiG3754we have setG1679our hopeἠλπίκαμενēlpikamenG1679onthe livingζῶντι,zōntiG2198GodθεῷtheōG2316,whoὅςhosG3739isthe SaviorσωτὴρsōtērG4990of allπάντωνpantōnG3956mankindἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122of believersπιστῶν.¶pistōnG4103.

11PrescribeΠαράγγελλεParangelleG3853and teachδίδασκε.didaskeG1321theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

12Let noG3367oneμηδείςmēdeisG3367lookG2706downG2706onG2706your youthfulnessνεότητοςneotētosG3503, but ratherin speechλόγῳ,logōG3056,conductἀναστροφῇ,anastrophēaG391,loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,faithπίστει,pisteiG4102, andpurityἁγνείᾳ.hagneiaG47,showγίνουginouG1096yourselfan exampleτύποςtuposG5179of thoseG3588who believeπιστῶν,pistōnG4103.

13Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I comeἔρχομαι,erchomaiG2064,giveπρόσεχεprosecheG4337your attentionG4337to the publicreadingἀναγνώσει,anagnōseiG320,to exhortationπαρακλήσει,paraklēseiG3874, andteachingδιδασκαλίᾳ,didaskaliaG1319.

14Do not neglectἀμέλειameleiG272the spiritualG5486giftχαρίσματοςcharismatosG5486withinἐνenG1722you, whichὃhoG3739was grantedἐδόθηedothēG1325to you throughδιὰdiaG1223words ofprophecyπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394withthe layingἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG1936onG1936of handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495by thecouncilG4244ofG4244eldersG4244.

15TakeG3191painsG3191with theseταῦταtautaG3778thingsτούτοιςtoutoisG3778; be absorbedin them, soἵναinaG2443thatG2443your progressπροκοπὴprokopēG4297will be evidentφανερὰphaneraG5318to allπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.

16PayG1907closeG1907attentionG1907to yourselfG4572and to the teachingδιδασκαλίᾳ·didaskaliaG1319;persevereἐπίμενεepimeneG1961in theseG846thingsG846,for as you doποιῶνpoiōnG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778you willsaveσώσειςsōseisG4982bothG2532yourselfG4572and thoseG3588who hearἀκούοντάςakouontasG191you.

Abandonment of Faith

A Good Minister’s Discipline

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 4