2 Timothy 1:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Χάριν ἔχω τῷ Θεῷ, ᾧ λατρεύω ἀπὸ προγόνων ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει, ὡς ἀδιάλειπτον ἔχω τὴν περὶ σοῦ μνείαν ἐν ταῖς δεήσεσίν μου νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας·

Transliteration

Charin echō to the Theō, whom latreuō from progonōn in kathara syneidēsei, as adialeipton echō the concerning you mneian in the deēsesin of me nyktos and hēmeras;

Grammar Details

• *Charin echō*: present active indicative, 1st singular - I have thanks/gratitude
• *Theō*: dative, masculine, singular - indirect object/recipient
• *latreuō*: present active indicative, 1st singular - I serve/worship
• *progonōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - source/origin
• *kathara*: dative, feminine, singular - attributive adjective
• *syneidēsei*: dative, feminine, singular - manner/means
• *adialeipton*: accusative, feminine, singular - attributive adjective
• *echō*: present active indicative, 1st singular - I have/hold
• *mneian*: accusative, feminine, singular - direct object
• *sou*: genitive, 2nd singular - objective genitive
• *deēsesin*: dative, feminine, plural - location/sphere
• *mou*: genitive, 1st singular - possession
• *nyktos*: genitive, feminine, singular - time
• *hēmeras*: genitive, feminine, singular - time

Word Meanings

• *Charin*: gratitude/thanks/grace
• *latreuō*: serve/worship/minister to
• *progonōn*: ancestors/forefathers/predecessors
• *kathara*: clean/pure/undefiled
• *syneidēsei*: conscience/moral consciousness/awareness
• *adialeipton*: unceasing/constant/without interruption
• *mneian*: remembrance/mention/recollection
• *deēsesin*: prayers/petitions/supplications
• *nyktos*: night/darkness
• *hēmeras*: day/daylight

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  I thank God, whom I serve from my ancestors with a pure conscience, that without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I thanke god whom I serve from myne elders with pure consciece that with out ceasynge I make mencion of the in my prayres nyght and daye

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I thanke God, whome I serue fro my fore elders in a pure conscience, that without ceassynge I make mencion of the in my prayers night and daye:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I thanke God, whom I serue from mine elders with pure conscience, that without ceasing I haue remembraunce of thee in my praiers night and day,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I thanke God whom I worshippe from my forefathers in pure conscience, that without ceassyng I haue remembrauce of thee in my prayers night & day

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I thank God, whom I serve from [my] forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I am thankful to God, whom I serve from progenitors in a pure conscience, that unceasingly I have remembrance concerning thee in my supplications night and day,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day

• World English Bible (2000)

  I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Thanksgiving and Charge to Timothy I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.

Referenced Verses

• Rom 1:8-9 : 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world. 9 For God, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, is my witness that I unceasingly mention you
• Acts 23:1 : 1 Gazing intently at the council, Paul said, 'Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God up to this day.'
• Acts 24:14 : 14 But I admit this to you: I worship the God of our ancestors according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in the Law and written in the Prophets.
• Acts 24:16 : 16 In this, I strive to always keep my conscience clear before God and people.
• 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 The goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith.
• Acts 22:3 : 3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city and educated at the feet of Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our ancestors. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
• Luke 2:37 : 37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer.
• 1 Tim 1:19 : 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have shipwrecked their faith.
• 2 Tim 1:5 : 5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that it now lives in you also.
• 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 And from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
• Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
• Acts 26:4 : 4 The way of life I have lived since my youth, from the very beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem, is well known to all the Jews.
• Acts 27:23 : 23 Last night, an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me,
• Rom 9:1 : 1 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience confirms this through the Holy Spirit.
• 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity, not relying on worldly wisdom but on God's grace.
• Gal 1:14 : 14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, being far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.
• Eph 1:16 : 16 I never stop giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
• 1 Thess 1:2-3 : 2 We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers without ceasing. 3 We remember your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by the hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father.
• 1 Thess 3:10 : 10 Night and day we pray earnestly that we may see your face and complete what is lacking in your faith.