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1 Timothy 4:6 — King James Version← Study notes

If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.


1 Timothy 4:6Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 4:620 words
GreekMeaning
ΤαῦταTauta
These thingsdemonstrativeG3778
ὑποτιθέμενοςhypotithemenos
laying beforeverbG5294
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
ἀδελφοῖςadelphois
brothersnounG80
καλὸςkalos
goodadjectiveG2570
ἔσῃesē
you will beverbG1510
διάκονοςdiakonos
a servantnounG1249
ΧριστοῦChristou
of ChristnounG5547
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
ἐντρεφόμενοςentrephomenos
being nourishedverbG1789
τοῖςtois
in thearticleG3588
λόγοιςlogois
wordsnounG3056
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
πίστεωςpisteōs
faithnounG4102
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
καλῆςkalēs
goodadjectiveG2570
διδασκαλίαςdidaskalias
teachingnounG1319
thatrelative pronounG3739
παρηκολούθηκαςparēkolouthēkas
you have closely followedverbG3877
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 4:6

If it be the creature of God, it is good. For “all things,” it is said, “were very good.” Genesis 1:31 By speaking thus of things eatable, he by anticipation impugns the heresy of those who introduce an uncreated matter, and assert that these things proceed from it. But if it is good, why is it “sanctified by the word of God and prayers”? For it must be unclean, if it is to be sanctified? Not so, here he is speaking to those who thought that some of these things were common;…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 12 on First Timothy
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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