King James Version

1 Timothy 3:16

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Who” (ὃς) before was revealed here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “God” (θεὸς) before was revealed here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὁμολογουμένωςhomologoumenōswithout controversyὁμολογουμένωςadverb — “without controversy”G3672admittedly, without controversy.without controversyμέγαmegagreatμέγας (megas)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.greatἐστὶνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εὐσεβείαςeusebeiasof godlinessεὐσέβεια (eusebeia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of godliness”, the of-formG2150piety (towards God), godliness, devotion, godliness.This verse uses “godliness”.of godlinessμυστήριονmustērionmysteryμυστήριονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “mystery”, the subject formG3466a mystery, secret, of which initiation is necessary; in the NT: the counsels of God, once hidden but now revealed in the Gospel or some fact thereof; the Christian revelation generally; particular truths or details of the Christian revelation.ὋςhosGodὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.Godἐφανερώθηephanerōthēwas manifestφανερόω (phaneroō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was manifest”, a single actionG5319I make clear (visible, manifest), make known.was manifestἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inσαρκίsarkifleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the to- or for-formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.the fleshἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthējustifiedδικαιόω (dikaioō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “justified”, a single actionG1344I make righteous, defend the cause of, plead for the righteousness (innocence) of, acquit, justify; hence: I regard as righteous.justifiedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπνεύματιpneumatiSpiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spiritὤφθηōphthēto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι, gaze).seenἀγγέλοιςangeloisof angelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “of angels”, the to- or for-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.of angelsἐκηρύχθηekēruchthēpreachedκηρύσσω (kērussō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “preached”, a single actionG2784I proclaim, herald, preach.preachedἐνenuntoἐνpreposition — “unto”G1722in, on, among.untoἔθνεσινethnesinGentilesἔθνος (ethnos)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “Gentiles”, the to- or for-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.the Gentilesἐπιστεύθηepisteuthēbelieved onπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “believed on”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.believed onἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inκόσμῳkosmōworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “world”, the to- or for-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldἀνελήμφθηanelēmphthēreceived upἀναλαμβάνω (analambanō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “received up”, a single actionG353I take up, raise; I pick up, take on board; I carry off, lead away.received upἐνenintoἐνpreposition — “into”G1722in, on, among.intoδόξῃdoxēgloryδόξα (doxa)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “glory”, the to- or for-formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.glory

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

θεὸςtheosGodθεόςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety — God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!

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American Standard Version (1901)

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

Young’s Literal Translation

and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety — God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!

World English Bible

Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

Darby Translation

And confessedly the mystery of piety is great. God has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in [the] Spirit, has appeared to angels, has been preached among [the] nations, has been believed on in [the] world, has been received up in glory.

Douay-Rheims

And evidently great is the mystery of godliness, which was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, appeared unto angels, hath been preached unto the Gentiles, is believed in the world, is taken up in glory.

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