Revised Literal Translation

1 Timothy 6

1τοὺςtousG3588LetG2233as manyὍσοιHosoiG3745servantsδοῦλοι,douloiG1401asG3745areεἰσὶνeisinG1510underὑπὸhupoG5259the yokeζυγὸνzugonG2218countG2233their ownἰδίουςidiousG2398mastersδεσπόταςdespotasG1203worthyἀξίουςaxiousG514of allπάσηςpasēsG3956honourτιμῆςtimēsG5092,thatἵναinaG2443the nameτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588 G3686of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316andκαὶkaiG2532hisdoctrineἡ διδασκαλίαhē didaskaliaG3588 G1319beG987notμὴmēG3361blasphemedG987.

2οἱhoiG3588οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161they that haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192believingπιστοὺςpistousG4103mastersδεσπόταςdespotasG1203,let themG2706notμὴmēG3361despiseκαταφρονείτωσαν,kataphroneitōsanG2706them,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they areεἰσιν·eisinG1510brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80;butἀλλὰallaG235ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123doG1398themserviceG1398,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they areεἰσινeisinG1510faithfulπιστοίpistoiG4103andκαὶkaiG2532belovedἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27,partakersἀντιλαμβανόμενοι.¶antilambanomenoiG482of the benefitτῆς εὐεργεσίαςtēs euergesiasG3588 G2108.These thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778teachδίδασκεdidaskeG1321andκαὶkaiG2532exhortπαρακάλει.parakaleiG3870.

3τοῖςtoisG3588IfεἴeiG1487any manτιςtisG5100teach otherwiseἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖheterodidaskaleiG2085,andκαὶkaiG2532consentπροσέρχεταιproserchetaiG4334notμὴmēG3361to wholesomeὑγιαίνουσινhugiainousinG5198wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056, eventheτοῦtouG3588wordsof ourG1473Lordκυρίου τῇkuriou tēaG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532to the doctrineδιδασκαλίᾳ,didaskaliaG1319which is according toκατ᾽kat᾽G2596godlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianG2150;

4He is proudτετύφωταιtetuphōtaiG5187,knowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367,butἀλλὰallaG235dotingνοσῶνnosōnG3552aboutπερὶperiG4012questionsζητήσειςzētēseisG2214andκαὶkaiG2532strifes of wordsλογομαχίας,logomachiasG3055,whereofἐξ ὧνex hōnG1537 G3739comethγίνεταιginetaiG1096envyφθόνος,phthonosG5355,strifeἔρις,erisG2054,railingsβλασφημίαι,blasphēmiaiG988,evilπονηραί,ponēraiG4190surmisingsὑπόνοιαιhuponoiaiG5283,

5G3588Perverse disputingsδιαπαρατριβαὶdiaparatribaiG3859of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444of corruptδιεφθαρμένωνdiephtharmenōnG1311mindsνοῦνnounG3588 G3563,andκαὶkaiG2532destituteἀπεστερημένωνapesterēmenōnG650of the truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG3588 G225,supposing thatνομιζόντωνnomizontōnG3543gainπορισμὸνporismonG4200isG1510godlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianG3588 G2150:fromG575suchG5108withdraw thyselfG868.

6ButδὲdeG1161godlinessἡ εὐσέβειαhē eusebeiaG3588 G2150withμετὰmetaG3326contentmentαὐταρκείας.autarkeiasG841isἜστινEstinG1510greatμέγαςmegasG3173gainπορισμὸςporismosG4200.

7ForγὰρgarG1063we broughtεἰσηνέγκαμενeisēnegkamenG1533nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762intoεἰςeisG1519thisworldτὸν κόσμον,ton kosmonG3588 G2889, and it iscertainG1212ὅτιhotiG3754we canδυνάμεθα·dunamethaG1410carryἐξενεγκεῖνexenegkeinG1627nothingοὐδὲ τιoude tiG3761 G5100outG1627.

8AndδὲdeG1161havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192foodδιατροφὰςdiatrophasG1305andκαὶkaiG2532raimentσκεπάσματα,skepasmataG4629let us beG714therewithτούτοιςtoutoisG3778contentἀρκεσθησόμεθα.¶arkesthēsomethaG714.

9ΟἱHoiG3588ButδὲdeG1161they that willβουλόμενοιboulomenoiG1014be richπλουτεῖνplouteinG4147fallἐμπίπτουσινempiptousinG1706intoεἰςeisG1519temptationπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3986andκαὶkaiG2532a snareπαγίδαpagidaG3803,andκαὶkaiG2532intomanyπολλὰςpollasG4183foolishἀνοήτουςanoētousG453andκαὶkaiG2532hurtfulβλαβεράς,blaberasG983lustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939,whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748drownβυθίζουσινbuthizousinG1036menτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςtous anthrōpousG3588 G444inεἰςeisG1519destructionὄλεθρονolethronG3639andκαὶkaiG2532perditionἀπώλειαν.apōleianG684.

10τῶνtōnG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the love of moneyἡ φιλαργυρία,hē philarguriaG3588 G5365isἐστινestinG1510the rootῥίζαrhizaG4491of allπάντωνpantōnG3956evilκακῶνkakōnG2556:whichἧςhēsG3739whileG3713someτινεςtinesG5100coveted afterG3713,they have erredἀπεπλανήθησανapeplanēthēsanG635fromἀπὸapoG575the faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102,andκαὶkaiG2532piercedG4044themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438throughG4044with manyπολλαῖς.¶pollaisG4183sorrowsὀδύναιςodunaisG3601.

11Butδέ,deG1161thouΣὺSuG4771,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444of Godθεοῦ,theouG3588 G2316,fleeφεῦγε,pheugeG5343these thingsταῦταtautaG3778;andδὲdeG1161follow afterδίωκεdiōkeG1377righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,godlinessεὐσέβειαν,eusebeianG2150,faithπίστιν,pistinG4102,loveἀγάπην,agapēnG26,patienceὑπομονήν,hupomonēnG5281,meeknessG4240.

12FightἀγωνίζουagōnizouG75the goodτὸν καλὸνton kalonG3588 G2570fightἀγῶναagōnaG73of faithτῆς πίστεως,tēs pisteōsG3588 G4102,lay hold onἐπιλαβοῦepilabouG1949eternalτῆς αἰωνίουtēs aiōniouG3588 G166lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,whereuntoεἰς ἣνeis hēnG1519 G3739thou artG2564alsoG2532calledἐκλήθηςeklēthēsG2564,andG2532hast professedὡμολόγησαςhōmologēsasG3670a goodτὴν καλὴνtēn kalēnG3588 G2570professionὁμολογίανhomologianG3671beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183witnessesμαρτύρων.¶marturōnG3144.

13I giveG3853theeσοιsoiG4771chargeΠαραγγέλλωParangellōG3853in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316,who quickenethG3588 G2227all thingsπάνταpantaG3588 G3956,andκαὶkaiG2532beforeChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,whoG3588 G3140beforeἐπὶepiG1909PontiusΠοντίουPontiouG4194PilateΠιλάτουPilatouG4091witnessedG3588 G3140a goodκαλὴνkalēnG3588 G2570confessionὁμολογίανhomologianG3671;

14ThatG5083thouσεseG4771keepτηρῆσαίtērēsaiG5083thiscommandmentτὴν ἐντολὴνtēn entolēnG3588 G1785without spotἄσπιλον,aspilonG784,unrebukeableἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmptonG423,untilμέχριmechriG3360the appearingτῆς ἐπιφανείαςtēs epiphaneiasG3588 G2015of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547:

15ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588τῶνtōnG3588WhichἣνhēnG3739in hisἰδίοιςidioisG2398timesκαιροῖςkairoisG2540he shall shewδείξειdeixeiG1166, who isthe blessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107andκαὶkaiG2532onlyμόνοςmonosG3441Potentateδυνάστης,dunastēsG1413,the Kingβασιλεὺς τῶνbasileus tōnG3588 G935of kingsβασιλευόντωνbasileuontōnG936,andκαὶkaiG2532LordκύριοςkuriosG2962of lordsκυριευόντων,kurieuontōnG2961;

16ὁhoG3588WhoG2192onlyμόνοςmonosG3441hathG2192immortalityἀθανασίαν,athanasianG110,dwelling inοἰκῶνoikōnG3611the lightφῶςphōsG5457which no man can approach untoἀπρόσιτον,aprositonG676;whomὃνhonG3739noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762manἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444hath seenG3708,norοὐδὲoudeG3761canδύναται,dunataiG1410seeG3708:to whomᾧhōG3739behonourτιμὴtimēG5092andκαὶkaiG2532powerκράτοςkratosG2904everlastingαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

17ChargeπαράγγελλεparangelleG3853them that are richπλουσίοιςplousioisG3588 G4145inG1722thisνῦνnunG3568worldαἰῶνιaiōniG3588 G165,that they beG5309notμὴmēG3361highmindedG5309,norμηδὲmēdeG3366trustἠλπικέναιēlpikenaiG1679inG1909uncertainἀδηλότητιadēlotētiG83richesπλούτουploutouG4149,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inG1722the livingG3588 G2198GodθεῷtheōG3588 G2316,who givethπαρέχοντιparechontiG3588 G3930usG1473richlyπλουσίωςplousiōsG4146all thingsπάνταpantaG3956toεἰςeisG1519enjoy;ἀπόλαυσιν,apolausinG619

18G1510That they do goodἀγαθοεργεῖν,agathoergeinG14,that they be richπλουτεῖνplouteinG4147inἐνenG1722goodκαλοῖς,kaloisG2570worksἔργοιςergoisG2041,ready to distributeεὐμεταδότουςeumetadotousG2130,willing to communicateκοινωνικούς,koinōnikousG2843;

19τὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588Laying up in storeἀποθησαυρίζονταςapothēsaurizontasG597for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438a goodκαλὸνkalonG2570foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310againstεἰςeisG1519the time to comeμέλλον,mellonG3195,thatἵναinaG2443they may lay hold onἐπιλάβωνταιepilabōntaiG1949eternalG166lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222.

20τὴνtēnG3588τὰςtasG3588OὮŌG5599TimothyΤιμόθεε,TimotheeG5095,keepφύλαξονphulaxonG5442that which is committed to thy trustτῆςtēsG3588 G3872,avoidingἐκτρεπόμενοςektrepomenosG1624profaneβεβήλουςbebēlousG952andvain babblingsκενοφωνίαςkenophōniasG2757,andκαὶkaiG2532oppositionsἀντιθέσειςantitheseisG477of scienceγνώσεως,gnōseōsG1108falsely so calledψευδωνύμουpseudōnumouG5581:

21WhichἥνhēnG3739someτινεςtinesG5100professingἐπαγγελλόμενοιepangellomenoiG1861have erredἠστόχησαν.¶ēstochēsanG795concerningπερὶperiG4012the faithπίστινpistinG3588 G4102.GraceG3588 G5485bewithG3326theeG4771.AmenG281.The firstG4413toG4314TimothyG5095was writtenG1125fromG575LaodiceaG2993,whichG3748isG1510the chiefest cityG3390of PhrygiaG5435PacatianaG3588 G3818.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 6