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1 Timothy 5:21 — King James Version← Study notes

I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.


1 Timothy 5:21Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 5:2120 words
GreekMeaning
διαμαρτύρομαιdiamartyromai
I earnestly testifyverbG1263
ἐνώπιονenōpion
beforeprepositionG1799
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ΧριστοῦChristou
ChristnounG5547
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἐκλεκτῶνeklektōn
electadjectiveG1588
ἀγγέλωνangelōn
angelsnounG32
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
ταῦταtauta
these thingsdemonstrativeG3778
φυλάξῃςphylaxēs
you may keepverbG5442
χωρὶςchōris
apart fromprepositionG5565
προκρίματοςprokrimatos
prejudicenounG4299
μηδὲνmēden
nothingadjectiveG3367
ποιῶνpoiōn
doingverbG4160
κατὰkata
out ofprepositionG2596
πρόσκλισινprosklisin
partialitynounG4346
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 5:21

Having spoken of Bishops and Deacons, of men, and women, of widows and elders, and of all others, and having shown how great was the authority of a Bishop, now he was speaking of judgment, he has added, “I charge you before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect angels, that you observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.” Thus fearfully he charges him. For though Timothy was his beloved son, he did not therefore stand in awe…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 16 on First Timothy
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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