Revised Literal Translation

1 Timothy 5:17-25

17ΟἱHoiG3588οἱhoiG3588LetG515the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245that ruleπροεστῶτεςproestōtesG4291wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573be counted worthyἀξιούσθωσανaxiousthōsanG515of doubleδιπλῆςdiplēsG1362honourτιμῆςtimēsG5092,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122they who labourκοπιῶντεςkopiōntesG2872inἐνenG1722the wordλόγῳlogōG3056andκαὶkaiG2532doctrineδιδασκαλίᾳ·didaskaliaG1319.

18ForγὰρgarG1063the scriptureἡ γραφή·hē graphēG3588 G1124saithλέγειlegeiG3004,Thou shaltG5392notοὐouG3756muzzleφιμώσεις·phimōseisG5392the oxβοῦνbounG1016that treadeth out the grainἀλοῶνταaloōntaG248.AndκαὶkaiG2532,The labourerὁ ἐργάτηςho ergatēsG3588 G2040isworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514of hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846rewardτοῦ μισθοῦtou misthouG3588 G3408.

19μὴmēG3361εἰeiG1487AgainstκατὰkataG2596an elderπρεσβυτέρουpresbuterouG4245receiveπαραδέχουparadechouG3858notμὴmēG3361an accusationκατηγορίανkatēgorianG2724,butἐκτὸςektosG1622beforeἐπὶepiG1909twoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesμαρτύρων.marturōnG3144.

20τοὺςtousG3588οἱhoiG3588Them that sinἁμαρτάνονταςhamartanontasG264rebukeἔλεγχε,elegcheG1651beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799allπάντωνpantōnG3956,thatἵναinaG2443othersλοιποὶloipoiG3062alsoκαὶkaiG2532mayἔχωσιν.¶echōsinG2192fearφόβονphobonG5401.

21τοῦtouG3588I chargeΔιαμαρτύρομαιDiamarturomaiG1263theebeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godθεοῦ τῶνtheou tōnG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532the LordG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532the electἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588angelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32,thatἵναinaG2443thou observeφυλάξῃςphulaxēsG5442these thingsταῦταtautaG3778withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565preferring one before anotherπροκρίματοςprokrimatosG4299,doingποιῶνpoiōnG4160nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367byκατὰkataG2596partialityπρόσκλισιν.prosklisinG4346.

22LayG2007handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495suddenlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030onG2007no manμηδενὶmēdeniG3367,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366be partaker ofκοινώνειkoinōneiG2841other men’sἀλλοτρίαις,allotriaisG245sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266:keepτήρει.tēreiG5083thyselfG4572pureἁγνὸνhagnonG53.

23τὸνtonG3588DrinkG5202no longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371waterG5202,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235useχρῶchrōG5530a littleὀλίγῳoligōG3641wineοἴνῳoinōG3631forG1223thyG4771stomach’sστόμαχον τὰςstomachon tasG3588 G4751sakeG1223andκαὶkaiG2532thineG4771oftenπυκνάςpuknasG4437infirmitiesἀσθενείας.astheneiasG769.

24καὶkaiG2532SomeτινῶνtinōnG5100men’sἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444sinsαἱ ἁμαρτίαιhai hamartiaiG3588 G266areεἰσινeisinG1510open beforehandπρόδηλοίprodēloiG4271,going beforeπροάγουσαιproagousaiG4254toεἰςeisG1519judgmentκρίσιν·krisinG2920;andδὲdeG1161someτισὶνtisinG5100menthey follow afterἐπακολουθοῦσιν.epakolouthousinG1872.

25LikewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615alsoκαὶkaiG2532the goodκαλὰkalaG3588 G2570worksἔργαergaG2041of someareG1510manifest beforehandπρόδηλαprodēlaG4271;andκαὶkaiG2532they that areἔχονταechontaG3588 G2192otherwiseἄλλωςallōsG247cannotοὐ δύνανται.¶ou dunantaiG3756 G1410be hidκρυβῆναιkrubēnaiG2928.

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