1 Timothy 5:8
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
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.
προνοέω
does provide for,
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προνοέω
to consider in advance, i.e. look out for beforehand (actively, by way of maintenance for others; middle voice by way of circumspection for oneself)
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χείρων
worse.
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χείρων
from an obsolete equivalent (of uncertain derivation); more evil or aggravated (physically, mentally or morally)
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ἴδιος
their] own
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ἴδιος
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
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μάλιστα
especially
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μάλιστα
(adverbially) most (in the greatest degree) or particularly
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οἰκεῖος
their] household
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οἰκεῖος
domestic, i.e. (as noun), a relative, adherent
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εἰμί
he is
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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τὶς
anyone
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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