King James Version

1 Timothy 4:12

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “spirit” (πνεύματι,) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in” (ἐν) before purity here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

μηδείςmēdeisno manμηδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “no man”, the subject formG3367no one, none, nothing.no manσουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νεότητοςneotētosyouthνεότης (neotēs)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “youth”, the of-formG3503youth, youthfulness.This verse uses “youth”.youthκαταφρονείτωkataphroneitōto despiseκαταφρονέω (kataphroneō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “to despise”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2706I despise, scorn, and show it by active insult, disregard.This verse uses “despise”.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butτύποςtuposan exampleτύποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “an example”, the subject formG5179(originally: the mark of a blow, then a stamp struck by a die), (a) a figure; a copy, image, (b) a pattern, model, (c) a type, prefiguring something or somebody.an exampleγίνουginouto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πιστῶνpistōnof the believersπιστός (pistos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the believers”, the of-formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.of the believersἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inλόγῳlogōwordλόγος (logos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “word”, the to- or for-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.wordἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἀναστροφῇanastrophēconversationἀναστροφήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “conversation”, the to- or for-formG391dealing with other men, conduct, life, behavior, manner of life.conversationἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἀγάπῃagapēcharityἀγάπηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “charity”, the to- or for-formG26love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts.charityἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπίστειpisteifaithπίστις (pistis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “faith”, the to- or for-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faithἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἁγνείᾳhagneiapurityἁγνείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “purity”, the to- or for-formG47purity, chastity.This verse uses “purity”.purity

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

πνεύματιpneumatispiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

Young’s Literal Translation

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

World English Bible

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

Darby Translation

Let no one despise thy youth, but be a model of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Douay-Rheims

Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou an example of the faithful in word, in conversation, in charity, in faith, in chastity.

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