Revised Literal Translation

1 Timothy 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596the commandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003of GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473SaviourσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990,andκαὶkaiG2532LordG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, which isourG1473hopeτῆς ἐλπίδοςtēs elpidosG3588 G1680;

2Unto TimothyΤιμοθέῳTimotheōG5095, myownγνησίῳgnēsiōG1103sonτέκνῳteknōG5043inἐνenG1722the faithπίστει·pisteiG4102:Graceχάρις,charisG5485,mercyἔλεος,eleosG1656, andpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962.

3AsΚαθὼςKathōsG2531I besoughtπαρεκάλεσάparekalesaG3870theeσεseG4771to abide stillπροσμεῖναιprosmeinaiG4357atἐνenG1722EphesusἘφέσῳEphesōG2181,when I wentπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198intoεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,thatἵναinaG2443thou mightest chargeπαραγγείλῃςparangeilēsG3853someτισὶνtisinG5100that they teachG2085noμὴmēG3361other doctrineG2085,

4NeitherμηδὲmēdeG3366give heed toπροσέχεινprosecheinG4337fablesμύθοιςmuthoisG3454andκαὶkaiG2532endlessἀπεράντοις,aperantoisG562genealogiesγενεαλογίαιςgenealogiaisG1076,whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748ministerπαρέχουσινparechousinG3930questionsG2214,ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228godlyθεοῦtheouG2316edifyingG3620which isτὴνtēnG3588inἐνenG1722faithπίστει.pisteiG4102: so do.

5τὸtoG3588NowδὲdeG1161the endτέλοςtelosG5056of the commandmentτῆς παραγγελίαςtēs parangeliasG3588 G3852isἐστὶνestinG1510charityἀγάπηagapēG26out ofἐκekG1537a pureκαθαρᾶςkatharasG2513heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,andκαὶkaiG2532ofa goodἀγαθῆςagathēsG18conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893,andκαὶkaiG2532offaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102unfeignedἀνυποκρίτου,anupokritouG505:

6From whichὧνhōnG3739someτινεςtinesG5100having swervedἀστοχήσαντεςastochēsantesG795have turned asideἐξετράπησανexetrapēsanG1624untoεἰςeisG1519vain babblingματαιολογίανmataiologianG3150;

7μὴmēG3361τίνωνtinōnG5101DesiringθέλοντεςthelontesG2309to beG1510teachers of the lawνομοδιδάσκαλοι,nomodidaskaloiG3547;understandingνοοῦντεςnoountesG3539neitherμήτεmēteG3383whatἃhaG3739they sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004,norμήτεmēteG3383whereofπερὶperiG4012they affirmδιαβεβαιοῦνται.¶diabebaiountaiG1226.

8ButδὲdeG1161we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754the lawὁ νόμοςho nomosG3588 G3551isgoodκαλὸςkalosG2570,ifἐάνeanG1437a manτιςtisG5100useχρῆται,chrētaiG5530itαὐτῷautōG846lawfullyνομίμωςnomimōsG3545;

9KnowingG1492thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778,thatὅτιhotiG3754the lawνόμοςnomosG3551isG2749notοὐouG3756made forG2749a righteous manδικαίῳdikaiōG1342,butδὲdeG1161for the lawlessἀνόμοιςanomoisG459andκαὶkaiG2532disobedientἀνυποτάκτοις,anupotaktoisG506,for the ungodlyἀσεβέσινasebesinG765andκαὶkaiG2532for sinnersἁμαρτωλοῖς,hamartōloisG268,for unholyἀνοσίοιςanosioisG462andκαὶkaiG2532profaneβεβήλοις,bebēloisG952,for murderers of fathersπατρολῴαιςpatrolōaisG3964andκαὶkaiG2532murderers of mothersμητρολῴαις,mētrolōaisG3389,for manslayersἀνδροφόνοις,androphonoisG409,

10τῇtēaG3588For whoremongersπόρνοις,pornoisG4205,for them that defile themselves with mankindἀρσενοκοίταις,arsenokoitaisG733,for menstealersἀνδραποδισταῖς,andrapodistaisG405,for liarsψεύσταις,pseustaisG5583,for perjured personsἐπιόρκοις,epiorkoisG1965,andκαὶkaiG2532ifεἴeiG1487there beG480anyτιtiG5100other thingἕτερονheteronG2087that is contrary toG480soundὑγιαινούσῃhugiainousēG5198doctrineδιδασκαλίᾳdidaskaliaG1319;

11τὸtoG3588According toκατὰkataG2596the gloriousτῆς δόξηςtēs doxēsG3588 G1391gospelεὐαγγέλιον τοῦeuangelion touG3588 G2098of the blessedμακαρίουmakariouG3107Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,whichὃhoG3739was committed toG4100myἐγώ.¶egōG1473trustG4100.

12AndG2532I thankχάριν ἔχωcharin echōG5485 G2192ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourG1473Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962,who hath enabledἐνδυναμώσαντί τῷendunamōsanti tōG3588 G1743meG1473,for thatὅτιhotiG3754he countedἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233meG1473faithfulπιστόνpistonG4103,putting meθέμενοςthemenosG5087intoεἰςeisG1519the ministryδιακονίαν,diakonianG1248;

13τὸtoG3588Who wasὄνταontaG1510beforeπρότερονproteronG4386a blasphemerβλάσφημονblasphēmonG989,andκαὶkaiG2532a persecutorδιώκτηνdiōktēnG1376,andκαὶkaiG2532injuriousὑβριστήν·hubristēnG5197:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I obtained mercyἠλεήθην,ēleēthēnG1653,becauseὅτιhotiG3754I didἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160itignorantlyἀγνοῶνagnoōnG50inἐνenG1722unbeliefἀπιστίᾳ·apistiaG570.

14AndδὲdeG1161the graceἡ χάριςhē charisG3588 G5485of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962was exceeding abundantὑπερεπλεόνασενhuperepleonasenG5250withμετὰmetaG3326faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26which isτῆςtēsG3588inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

15ThisὁhoG3588isa faithfulΠιστὸςPistosG4103sayingλόγοςlogosG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514of allπάσηςpasēsG3956acceptationἀποδοχῆςapodochēsG594,thatὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἦλθενēlthenG2064intoεἰςeisG1519the worldτὸν κόσμονton kosmonG3588 G2889to saveσῶσαι,sōsaiG4982sinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlousG268;of whomὧνhōnG3739Iἐγώ·egōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510chiefπρῶτόςprōtosG4413.

16τὴνtēnG3588τῶνtōnG3588HowbeitἀλλὰallaG235forδιὰdiaG1223this causeτοῦτοtoutoG3778I obtained mercyἠλεήθην,ēleēthēnG1653,thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473firstπρώτῳprōtōG4413JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547might shew forthἐνδείξηταιendeixētaiG1731allG3956longsufferingμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115,forπρὸςprosG4314a patternὑποτύπωσινhupotupōsinG5296to them which should hereafterμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195believeπιστεύεινpisteueinG4100onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτῷautōG846toεἰςeisG1519lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222everlastingαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166.

17ΤῷTōG3588NowδὲdeG1161unto the KingβασιλεῖbasileiG935eternalτῶν αἰώνων,tōn aiōnōnG3588 G165,immortalἀφθάρτῳaphthartōG862,invisibleἀοράτῳaoratōG517,the onlyμόνῳmonōG3441wiseG4680Godθεῷ,theōG2316, behonourτιμὴtimēG5092andκαὶkaiG2532gloryδόξαdoxaG1391forεἰςeisG1519everτοὺς αἰῶναςtous aiōnasG3588 G165and everτῶν αἰώνων,tōn aiōnōnG3588 G165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

18τὴνtēnG3588τὰςtasG3588ThisΤαύτηνTautēnG3778chargeπαραγγελίαν τὴνparangelian tēnG3588 G3852I commitπαρατίθεμαίparatithemaiG3908unto theeσοι,soiG4771,sonτέκνονteknonG5043TimothyΤιμόθεε,TimotheeG5095,according toκατὰkataG2596the propheciesπροφητείας,prophēteiasG4394which went beforeπροαγούσαςproagousasG4254onἐπὶepiG1909theeσὲseG4771,thatἵναinaG2443thouG4754byἐνenG1722themαὐταῖςautaisG846mightest warστρατεύῃstrateuēG4754a goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570warfareστρατείανstrateianG4752;

19HoldingἔχωνechōnG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102,andκαὶkaiG2532a goodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18conscienceσυνείδησιν,suneidēsinG4893;whichἥνhēnG3739someτινεςtinesG5100having put awayἀπωσάμενοιapōsamenoiG683concerningπερὶperiG4012faithτὴν πίστινtēn pistinG3588 G4102have made shipwreckἐναυάγησαν,enauagēsanG3489:

20Of whomὧνhōnG3739isἐστινestinG1510HymenaeusὙμέναιοςHumenaiosG5211andκαὶkaiG2532AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223;whomοὓςhousG3739I have deliveredπαρέδωκαparedōkaG3860unto Satanτῷ σατανᾷtō satanaG3588 G4567,thatἵναinaG2443they may learnπαιδευθῶσινpaideuthōsinG3811notμὴmēG3361to blasphemeβλασφημεῖν.¶blasphēmeinG987.

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