1 Timothy 6:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Timothy 6:2 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 →
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
πιστοὺς
pistós
G4103
faithful
ἔχοντες
échō
G2192
to have
δεσπότας
despótēs
G1203
master
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
καταφρονείτωσαν
kataphronéō
G2706
to despise
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἀδελφοί
adelphós
G80
brother
εἰσιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
μᾶλλον
mâllon
G3123
more
δουλευέτωσαν
douleúō
G1398
to serve
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
πιστοί
pistós
G4103
faithful
εἰσιν
eimí
G1510
to be
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀγαπητοὶ
agapētós
G27
beloved
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
εὐεργεσίας
euergesía
G2108
good deed
ἀντιλαμβανόμενοι
antilambánomai
G482
to take hold
Ταῦτα
hoûtos
G3778
this
δίδασκε
didáskō
G1321
to teach
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
παρακάλει
parakaléō
G3870
to call beside
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World English Bible Public Domain
Those who have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brothers, but rather let them serve them, because those who partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the ones having believing masters, let them not despise because they are brothers, but rather, let them serve because the ones taking the benefaction are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these things.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).