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1 Timothy 1:18 — King James Version← Study notes

This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;


1 Timothy 1:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 1:1820 words
GreekMeaning
ΤαύτηνTautēn
ThisdemonstrativeG3778
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
παραγγελίανparangelian
chargenounG3852
παρατίθεμαίparatithemai
I commitverbG3908
σοιsoi
to youpronounG4771
τέκνονteknon
my childnounG5043
ΤιμόθεεTimothee
TimothynounG5095
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
προαγούσαςproagousas
going beforeverbG4254
ἐπὶepi
as toprepositionG1909
σὲse
youpronounG4771
προφητείαςprophēteias
propheciesnounG4394
ἵναhina
thatadverbG2443
στρατεύῃstrateuē
soldier, (go to) war(-fare)verbG4754
ἐνen
byprepositionG1722
αὐταῖςautais
thempronounG846
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
καλὴνkalēn
goodadjectiveG2570
στρατείανstrateian
warfarenounG4752
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 1:18

The office of a Teacher and that of a Priest is of great dignity, and to bring forward one that is worthy requires a divine election. So it was of old, and so it is now, when we make a choice without human passion, not looking to any temporal consideration, swayed neither by friendship, nor enmity. For though we be not partakers of so great a measure of the Spirit as they, yet a good purpose is sufficient to draw unto us the election of God. For the Apostles, when they…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 5 on First Timothy
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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