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1 Timothy 4 — Sermon Preparation
Paul warns of coming apostasy and demonic teaching in later times, and urges Timothy to train in godliness and set an example in speech and conduct. Below is a research summary for 1 Timothy 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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1 Timothy 4 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| διδασκαλία | didaskalía | G1319 | 4 | doctrine, learning, teaching |
| πιστός | pistós | G4103 | 4 | believe, faithful, sure, true |
| λόγος | lógos | G3056 | 4 | account, cause, communication, concerning |
| καλός | kalós | G2570 | 3 | better, fair, good, honest |
| ὠφέλιμος | ōphélimos | G5624 | 2 | profit |
| πίστις | pístis | G4102 | 3 | assurance, belief, believe, faith |
| εὐσέβεια | eusébeia | G2150 | 2 | godliness, holiness |
How preachers through history handled this text
16 public-domain excerpts on 1 Timothy 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Men's youth will not be despised, if they keep from vanities and follies. Those who teach by their doctrine, must teach by their life. Their discourse must be edifying; their conversation must be holy; they must be examples of love to God and all good men, examples of spiritual-mindedness. Ministers must mind these things as their principal work and business. By this means their profiting will appear in all things, as well as to all persons; this is the way to profit in knowledge and grace, and also to profit others. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Timothy 4:11–30 (Public Domain)
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