1 Timothy 3:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Timothy 3:16 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 →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὁμολογουμένως
homologouménōs
G3672
confessedly
μέγα
mégas
G3173
great
ἐστὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
εὐσεβείας
eusébeia
G2150
godliness
μυστήριον
mystḗrion
G3466
mystery
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
ἐφανερώθη
phaneróō
G5319
to manifest
ἐν
en
G1722
in
σαρκί
sárx
G4561
flesh
ἐδικαιώθη
dikaióō
G1344
to justify
ἐν
en
G1722
in
πνεύματι
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ὤφθη
horáō
G3708
to see
ἀγγέλοις
ángelos
G32
angel
ἐκηρύχθη
kērýssō
G2784
to proclaim
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἔθνεσιν
éthnos
G1484
nation
ἐπιστεύθη
pisteúō
G4100
to believe
ἐν
en
G1722
in
κόσμῳ
kósmos
G2889
world
ἀνελήμφθη
analambánō
G353
to take up
ἐν
en
G1722
in
δόξῃ
dóxa
G1391
glory
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, And received up in glory.
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King James Version Public Domain
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And admittedly great is the mystery of godliness: “Who was revealed in flesh, was justified in the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in the world, was taken up in glory.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).