1 Timothy 3:15 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Timothy 3:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
βραδύνω
bradýnō
G1019
to delay
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
εἰδῇς
eídō
G1492
to see
πῶς
pōs
G4459
how
δεῖ
deî
G1163
it is necessary
ἐν
en
G1722
in
οἴκῳ
oîkos
G3624
house
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἀναστρέφεσθαι
anastréphō
G390
to conduct oneself
ἥτις
hóstis
G3748
whoever
ἐστὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐκκλησία
ekklēsía
G1577
assembly
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ζῶντος
záō
G2198
to live
στῦλος
stŷlos
G4769
pillar
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἑδραίωμα
hedraíōma
G1477
support
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ἀληθείας
alḗtheia
G225
truth
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World English Bible Public Domain
but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
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King James Version Public Domain
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
but if I delay—so that you may know how it is necessary to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and support of the truth.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).