2 Timothy 1:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὑποτύπωσιν ἔχε ὑγιαινόντων λόγων, ὧν παρʼ ἐμοῦ ἤκουσας, ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀγάπῃ τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.

Transliteration

Hypotypōsin eche hygiainontōn logōn, which from me ēkousas, in pistei and agapē the [one] in Christō Iēsou.

Grammar Details

*Hypotypōsin*: accusative, feminine, singular - direct object
*eche*: present active imperative, 2nd singular - have/hold
*hygiainontōn*: present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - being sound
*logōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - content
*hōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - relative pronoun
*emou*: genitive, 1st singular - source
*ēkousas*: aorist active indicative, 2nd singular - you heard
*pistei*: dative, feminine, singular - manner/sphere
*agapē*: dative, feminine, singular - manner/sphere
*Christō*: dative, masculine, singular - location/sphere
*Iēsou*: dative, masculine, singular - apposition

Word Meanings

*Hypotypōsin*: pattern/example/standard
*eche*: hold/keep/maintain
*hygiainontōn*: sound/healthy/wholesome
*logōn*: words/sayings/messages
*ēkousas*: heard/listened to
*pistei*: faith/trust/belief
*agapē*: love/charity/benevolence

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Titus 1:9 : 9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.
2 Tim 3:14 : 14 But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.
2 Tim 2:2 : 2 And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
1 Tim 1:14 : 14 and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Phil 4:9 : 9 The things which ye {G3129} both learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Rom 6:17 : 17 But thanks be to God, that, whereas ye were servants of sin, {G1161} ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto ye were delivered;
Rom 2:20 : 20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth;
Prov 23:23 : 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; [Yea], wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Phil 1:27 : 27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;
1 Thess 5:21 : 21 prove all things; hold fast that which is good;
1 Tim 1:10 : 10 for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;
1 Tim 6:3 : 3 If any man teacheth a different doctrine, and consenteth not to sound words, [even] the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
Titus 2:1 : 1 But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine:
Jude 1:3 : 3 Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.
Rev 3:3 : 3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep [it], and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come {G1909} {G4571} as a thief, and thou shalt not {G3361} know what hour I will come upon thee.
Rev 3:11 : 11 {G2400} I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.
Rev 2:25 : 25 Nevertheless that which ye have, hold fast till {G302} I come.
Heb 4:14 : 14 Having then a great high priest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
Heb 10:23 : 23 let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised:
Titus 2:8 : 8 sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.
2 Tim 1:14 : 14 That good thing which was committed unto [thee] guard through the Holy Spirit which dwelleth in us.
Prov 3:18 : 18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.
Prov 3:21 : 21 My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
Prov 4:4-8 : 4 And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live; 5 Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth; 6 Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee. 7 Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [Therefore] get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding. 8 Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
Prov 4:13 : 13 Take fast hold of instruction; Let her not go: Keep her; For she is thy life.
Prov 8:14 : 14 Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.
Col 1:4 : 4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints,
Heb 3:6 : 6 but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end.

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