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1 Timothy 5

1 Tim. 5:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I charge
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
diamarturomai (Greek #1263)
to attest or protest earnestly, or (by implication) hortatively
KJV usage: charge, testify (unto), witness.
Pronounce: dee-am-ar-too'-rom-ahee
Origin: from 1223 and 3140
h thee before
enopion (Greek #1799)
in the face of (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: before, in the presence (sight) of, to.
Pronounce: en-o'-pee-on
Origin: neuter of a compound of 1722 and a derivative of 3700
God
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the Lord
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
Jesus
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the elect
eklektos (Greek #1588)
select; by implication, favorite
KJV usage: chosen, elect.
Pronounce: ek-lek-tos'
Origin: from 1586
i angels
aggelos (Greek #32)
a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor
KJV usage: angel, messenger.
Pronounce: ang'-el-os
Origin: from ἀγγέλλω (probably derived from 71; compare 34) (to bring tidings)
, that
hina (Greek #2443)
in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
KJV usage: albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. Compare 3363.
Pronounce: hin'-ah
Origin: probably from the same as the former part of 1438 (through the demonstrative idea; compare 3588)
thou observe
phulasso (Greek #5442)
to watch, i.e. be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid
KJV usage: beward, keep (self), observe, save. Compare 5083.
Pronounce: foo-las'-so
Origin: probably from 5443 through the idea of isolation
these things
tauta (Greek #5023)
these things
KJV usage: + afterward, follow, + hereafter, X him, the same, so, such, that, then, these, they, this, those, thus.
Pronounce: tow'-tah
Origin: nominative or accusative case neuter plural of 3778
without
choris (Greek #5565)
at a space, i.e. separately or apart from (often as preposition)
KJV usage: beside, by itself, without.
Pronounce: kho-rece'
Origin: adverb from 5561
δpreferring onek before another
prokrima (Greek #4299)
a prejudgment (prejudice), i.e. prepossession
KJV usage: prefer one before another.
Pronounce: prok'-ree-mah
Origin: from a compound of 4253 and 2919
, doing
poieo (Greek #4160)
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
KJV usage: abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare 4238.
Pronounce: poy-eh'-o
Origin: apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary
nothing
medeis (Greek #3367)
not even one (man, woman, thing)
KJV usage: any (man, thing), no (man), none, not (at all, any man, a whit), nothing, + without delay.
Pronounce: may-dice'
Origin: μηδεμία (may-dem-ee'-ah), and the neuter μηδέν (may-den') from 3361 and 1520
by
kata (Greek #2596)
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
KJV usage: about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from ... to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), ... by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
Pronounce: kat-ah'
Origin: a primary particle
partiality
prosklisis (Greek #4346)
a leaning towards, i.e. (figuratively) proclivity (favoritism)
KJV usage: partiality.
Pronounce: pros'-klis-is
Origin: from a compound of 4314 and 2827
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2 Tim. 4:1• 1I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom, (2 Tim. 4:1)
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Rev. 12:7‑9• 7And there was war in the heaven: Michael and his angels went to war with the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels;
 8and he prevailed not, nor was their place found any more in the heaven.
 9And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, he who is called Devil and Satan, he who deceives the whole habitable world, he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. (Rev. 12:7‑9)
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or, prejudice.
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Deut. 1:17• 17Ye shall not respect persons in judgment: ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's; and the matter that is too hard for you shall ye bring to me, that I may hear it. (Deut. 1:17)

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Angels,
Christ,
God,
The Lord Jesus

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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charge.
1 Tim. 6:13• 13I enjoin thee before God who preserves all things in life, and Christ Jesus who witnessed before Pontius Pilate the good confession, (1 Tim. 6:13)
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1 Thess. 5:27• 27I adjure you by the Lord that the letter be read to all the holy brethren. (1 Thess. 5:27)
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2 Tim. 2:14• 14Of these things put in remembrance, testifying earnestly before the Lord not to have disputes of words, profitable for nothing, to the subversion of the hearers. (2 Tim. 2:14)
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2 Tim. 4:1• 1I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom, (2 Tim. 4:1)
the elect.
Matt. 16:27• 27For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to each according to his doings. (Matt. 16:27)
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Matt. 25:41• 41Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: (Matt. 25:41)
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2 Peter 2:4• 4For if God spared not the angels who had sinned, but having cast them down to the deepest pit of gloom has delivered them to chains of darkness to be kept for judgment; (2 Peter 2:4)
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Jude 6• 6And angels who had not kept their own original state, but had abandoned their own dwelling, he keeps in eternal chains under gloomy darkness, to the judgment of the great day; (Jude 6)
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Rev. 12:7‑9• 7And there was war in the heaven: Michael and his angels went to war with the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels;
 8and he prevailed not, nor was their place found any more in the heaven.
 9And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, he who is called Devil and Satan, he who deceives the whole habitable world, he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. (Rev. 12:7‑9)
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Rev. 14:10• 10he also shall drink of the wine of the fury of God prepared unmixed in the cup of his wrath, and he shall be tormented in fire and brimstone before the holy angels and before the Lamb. (Rev. 14:10)
that.
Psa. 107:43• 43Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them understand the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah. (Psa. 107:43)
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Psa. 119:34• 34Give me understanding, and I will observe thy law; and I will keep it with my whole heart. (Psa. 119:34)
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Matt. 28:20• 20teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have enjoined you. And behold, *I* am with you all the days, until the completion of the age. (Matt. 28:20)
without preferring.
or, without prejudice.
Lev. 19:15• 15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. (Lev. 19:15)
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Deut. 1:7• 7Turn and take your journey, and go to the hill-country of the Amorites, and unto all the neighbouring places in the plain, in the mountain, and in the lowland, and in the south, and by the seaside, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates. (Deut. 1:7)
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Deut. 33:9• 9Who said to his father and to his mother, I see him not, And he acknowledged not his brethren, And knew not his own children; For they have observed thy word, And kept thy covenant. (Deut. 33:9)
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Prov. 18:5• 5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment. (Prov. 18:5)
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Luke 20:21• 21And they asked him saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest no man's person, but teachest with truth the way of God: (Luke 20:21)
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Acts 15:37‑38• 37And Barnabas proposed to take with them John also, called Mark;
 38but Paul thought it not well to take with them him who had abandoned them, going back from Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work. (Acts 15:37‑38)
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2 Cor. 5:16• 16So that *we* henceforth know no one according to flesh; but if even we have known Christ according to flesh, yet now we know him thus no longer. (2 Cor. 5:16)
partiality.
Mal. 2:9• 9And I also have made you contemptible and base before all the people, because ye have not kept my ways, but have respect of persons in administering the law. (Mal. 2:9)
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James 2:1‑4• 1My brethren, do not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, Lord of glory, with respect of persons:
 2for if there come unto your synagogue a man with a gold ring in splendid apparel, and a poor man also come in in vile apparel,
 3and ye look upon him who wears the splendid apparel, and say, Do thou sit here well, and say to the poor, Do thou stand there, or sit here under my footstool:
 4have ye not made a difference among yourselves, and become judges having evil thoughts? (James 2:1‑4)
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James 3:17• 17But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned. (James 3:17)
• For the former refers naturally to "prejudice" which condemns a case before hearing or duly hearing it; as the latter expresses an undue inclination or "favor" for one side, even if one should hear both. Timothy is admonished by the most sacred associations to watch against any bias either way. Now "preferring one before another" is partiality; whereas "prejudice" (the marginal alternative of the Authorized Version, not "preference" as in the Revised Version's margin) is the true counterpart. (“On 1 Timothy 5:19-25” by W. Kelly)
• Everything in the way of rebuke is to be done, not simply before others, but before God "whose House we are," before the Lord Jesus Christ, Who is Son over God's House, and before the elect angels who are ministers of those who form the House. (“Warnings Against Worldliness and Instruction in Piety: 1 Timothy 5” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I testify before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, that thou keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing by favour.

W. Kelly Translation

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I testifya before Godb and Christ Jesus and the elect angels that thou keep these things apart from prejudicec, doing nothing according to partiality.

WK Translation Notes

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a
Or, "charge thee".
b
There is but one article in the first part of the apostle’s ground of appeal, not because it is one person, but to mark their entire association, which could not be unless they stood on the same level of divine nature and glory. The one article (singular) "tou," simply identifies the two persons in a common object, as the (plural) "tōn", following marks off the "elect angels," however exalted, as having no title to be so identified. Christ Jesus could be and is put with God as on the same ground: not so the elect angels, though introduced connectedly, yet apart, as witnessing now, not merely in the future scene of glory.
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It may be well to notice also that the KJV seems to lose the distinction between "prejudice" (prokrimatos) and "partiality" (prosklisin), words, as far as the New Testament is concerned, only found here. For the former refers naturally to "prejudice" which condemns a case before hearing or duly hearing it; as the latter expresses an undue inclination or "favour" for one side, even if one should hear both. Timothy is admonished by the most sacred associations to watch against any bias either way.