Focused Passage

1 Timothy 3:14-16

Qualified Leadership and Conduct in the Household of God

Paul moves from overseer qualifications, to deacon qualifications, to the theological reason for ordered church conduct: the church is God's household, the pillar and foundation of the truth, confessing the mystery of Christ.

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14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things

15 in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

16 By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Original words

[Although] I hope ἐλπίζων G1679 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular to come ἐλθεῖν G2064 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active to πρὸς G4314 Preposition you σὲ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular vvv ἐν G1722 Preposition soon τάχει G5034 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular I am writing γράφω G1125 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you σοι G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular these things Ταῦτά G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 15

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction in case ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction I am delayed βραδύνω G1019 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction you will know εἰδῇς G1492 Verb - Perfect Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular how πῶς G4459 Adverb each one must δεῖ G1163 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular conduct himself ἀναστρέφεσθαι G390 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive in ἐν G1722 Preposition God’s Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular household οἴκῳ G3624 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular which ἥτις G3748 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular is ἐστὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [the] church ἐκκλησία G1577 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular of [the] living ζῶντος G2198 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular [the] pillar στῦλος G4769 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction foundation ἑδραίωμα G1477 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular of the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular truth ἀληθείας G225 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 16

Original words

vvv Καὶ G2532 Conjunction By common confession ὁμολογουμένως G3672 Adverb the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular mystery μυστήριον G3466 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular of godliness εὐσεβείας G2150 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular is ἐστὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular great μέγα G3173 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular [He] Ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular appeared ἐφανερώθη G5319 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] flesh σαρκί G4561 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular was vindicated ἐδικαιώθη G1344 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular by ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] Spirit πνεύματι G4151 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular was seen ὤφθη G3708 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular by angels ἀγγέλοις G32 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural was proclaimed ἐκηρύχθη G2784 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular among ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] nations ἔθνεσιν G1484 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural was believed in ἐπιστεύθη G4100 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular throughout ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] world κόσμῳ G2889 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular was taken up ἀνελήμφθη G353 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition glory δόξῃ G1391 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally He who appeared; BYZ and TR God appeared
  • Or vindicated in spirit

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