Focused Passage

1 Timothy 4:6-10

Guarding Godliness Against False Teaching Through Scripture, Training, and Example

Paul warns of Spirit-identified apostasy and ascetic false teaching, then charges Timothy to nourish the church in truth, train himself in godliness, and persevere in Scripture-centered ministry and exemplary life.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

6By pointing out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and sound instruction that you have followed.

7But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness.

8For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.

9This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance.

10To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.

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References and Original Words

Verse 6

Original words

By pointing outὑποτιθέμενοςG5294Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singularthese thingsΤαῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralto theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφοῖςG80Noun - Dative Masculine Pluralyou will beἔσῃG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singulara goodκαλὸςG2570Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularservantδιάκονοςG1249Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularnourishedἐντρεφόμενοςG1789Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularby theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralwordsλόγοιςG3056Noun - Dative Masculine Plural-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof faithπίστεωςG4102Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularsoundκαλῆςG2570Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularinstructionδιδασκαλίαςG1319Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularthatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singularyou have followedπαρηκολούθηκαςG3877Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 7

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionrejectπαραιτοῦG3868Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular-ΤοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralirreverentβεβήλουςG952Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionsillyγραώδειςG1126Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralmythsμύθουςG3454Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralInsteadδὲG1161ConjunctiontrainγύμναζεG1128Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularyourselfσεαυτὸνG4572Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person SingularforπρὸςG4314PrepositiongodlinessεὐσέβειανG2150Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 8

Original words

ForγὰρG1063Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularphysicalσωματικὴG4984Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularexerciseγυμνασίαG1129Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularofπρὸςG4314PrepositionlimitedὀλίγονG3641Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularvalueὠφέλιμοςG5624Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularbutδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulargodlinessεὐσέβειαG2150Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvaluableὠφέλιμόςG5624Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularinπρὸςG4314Prepositionevery [way]πάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralholdingἔχουσαG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularpromiseἐπαγγελίανG1860Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularfor theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularpresentνῦνG3568AdverblifeζωῆςG2222Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionfor the [one]τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularto comeμελλούσηςG3195Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 9

Original words

[This is] a trustworthyπιστὸςG4103Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsayingλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionworthyἄξιοςG514Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularof fullπάσηςG3956Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularacceptanceἀποδοχῆςG594Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 10

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionToΕἰςG1519Prepositionthis [end]τοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularwe laborκοπιῶμενG2872Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionstriveἀγωνιζόμεθαG75Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person PluralbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunctionwe have set our hopeἠλπίκαμενG1679Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralonἐπὶG1909Preposition[the] livingζῶντιG2198Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularGodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwhoὅςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] SaviorΣωτὴρG4990Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof everyoneπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural. . .ἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural[and] especiallyμάλισταG3122Adverbof those who believeπιστῶνG4103Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • SBL, BYZ, and TR and suffer reproach

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