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

15in 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.

16By 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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Verse 14

Original words

[Although] I hopeἐλπίζωνG1679Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularto comeἐλθεῖνG2064Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetoπρὸςG4314PrepositionyouσὲG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularvvvἐνG1722PrepositionsoonτάχειG5034Noun - Dative Neuter SingularI am writingγράφωG1125Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singularthese thingsΤαῦτάG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 15

Original words

-δὲG1161Conjunctionin caseἐὰνG1437ConjunctionI am delayedβραδύνωG1019Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singularso thatἵναG2443Conjunctionyou will knowεἰδῇςG1492Verb - Perfect Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person SingularhowπῶςG4459Adverbeach one mustδεῖG1163Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularconduct himselfἀναστρέφεσθαιG390Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveinἐνG1722PrepositionGod’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularhouseholdοἴκῳG3624Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwhichἥτιςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] churchἐκκλησίαG1577Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof [the] livingζῶντοςG2198Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[the] pillarστῦλοςG4769Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfoundationἑδραίωμαG1477Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulartruthἀληθείαςG225Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 16

Original words

vvvΚαὶG2532ConjunctionBy common confessionὁμολογουμένωςG3672AdverbtheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularmysteryμυστήριονG3466Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof godlinessεὐσεβείαςG2150Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulargreatμέγαG3173Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular[He]ὋςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularappearedἐφανερώθηG5319Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[the] fleshσαρκίG4561Noun - Dative Feminine Singularwas vindicatedἐδικαιώθηG1344Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularbyἐνG1722Preposition[the] SpiritπνεύματιG4151Noun - Dative Neuter Singularwas seenὤφθηG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularby angelsἀγγέλοιςG32Noun - Dative Masculine Pluralwas proclaimedἐκηρύχθηG2784Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularamongἐνG1722Preposition[the] nationsἔθνεσινG1484Noun - Dative Neuter Pluralwas believed inἐπιστεύθηG4100Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularthroughoutἐνG1722Preposition[the] worldκόσμῳG2889Noun - Dative Masculine Singularwas taken upἀνελήμφθηG353Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiongloryδόξῃG1391Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

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

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