1 Timothy 4:6
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
λόγος
words
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λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
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πίστις
faith
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πίστις
Faith, trust, belief, faithfulness. Pistis. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith is the currency of the kingdom. Everything flows to those who trust God completely.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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καλός
good
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καλός
Good, beautiful, excellent. Kalos. She has done a beautiful thing. What looks like extravagance to the world looks beautiful to Jesus. He sees the love behind the act.
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διδασκαλία
teaching
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διδασκαλία
Teaching, instruction, doctrine. Didaskalia. All Scripture is profitable for doctrine. Sound doctrine is the skeleton of the body. Without it everything collapses.
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οὗτος
These things
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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διάκονος
a servant
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διάκονος
Servant, deacon, minister. Diakonos. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant. Greatness in the kingdom is measured by how much you serve others.
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παρακολουθέω
you have closely followed;
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παρακολουθέω
you have closely followed;
to follow near, i.e. (figuratively) attend (as a result), trace out, conform to
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ὑποτίθημι
laying before
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ὑποτίθημι
to place underneath, i.e. (figuratively) to hazard, (reflexively) to suggest
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εἰμί
you will be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ἐντρέφω
being nourished
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ἐντρέφω
(figuratively) to educate
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