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1 Timothy 5:8 — King James Version← Study notes

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.


1 Timothy 5:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 5:817 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
δέde
nowwordG1161
τιςtis
anyonepronounG5100
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἰδίωνidiōn
their ownadjectiveG2398
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μάλισταmalista
especiallyadverbG3122
οἰκείωνoikeiōn
their householdadjectiveG3609
οὐou
notadverbG3756
προνοεῖpronoei
provide (for)verbG4306
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
πίστινpistin
faithnounG4102
ἤρνηταιērnētai
he has deniedverbG720
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἔστινestin
he isverbG1510
ἀπίστουapistou
than an unbelieveradjectiveG571
χείρωνcheirōn
worseadjectiveG5501
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Elena PetrovaNote2mo ago
Care for Family Isn't Separate From Faith
I'm a geriatric nurse, and I see this verse lived out differently by different families. Some people put their aging parents in facilities and never visit. Others are there constantly, making huge sac...
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James ThorntonNote1mo ago
Provide for Family Members
I come from a background where extended family took care of each other - nobody went into a home, nobody was abandoned. Then I moved to the States and people were putting their parents in nursing home...
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