1 Timothy 5:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Διαμαρτύρομαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν ἀγγέλων, ἵνα ταῦτα φυλάξῃς χωρὶς προκρίματος, μηδὲν ποιῶν κατὰ πρόσκλισιν.

Transliteration

Diamartyromai enōpion tou Theou, kai Kyriou Iēsou Christou, kai tōn eklektōn angelōn, hina tauta phylaxēs chōris prokrimatos, mēden poiōn kata prosklisin.

Grammar Details

• *Diamartyromai*: present middle indicative, 1st person singular - I solemnly charge
• *enōpion*: preposition with genitive - before/in the presence of
• *tou*: genitive, masculine, singular article - the
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - God
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *Kyriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Lord
• *Iēsou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Christ
• *tōn*: genitive, masculine, plural article - the
• *eklektōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - chosen/elect
• *angelōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - angels/messengers
• *hina*: conjunction introducing purpose clause - that
• *tauta*: accusative, neuter, plural - these things
• *phylaxēs*: aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular - you may keep/observe
• *chōris*: preposition with genitive - without
• *prokrimatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - prejudice/prejudgment
• *mēden*: accusative, neuter, singular - nothing
• *poiōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - doing
• *kata*: preposition with accusative - according to
• *prosklisin*: accusative, feminine, singular - partiality/favoritism

Word Meanings

• *Diamartyromai*: solemnly charge/testify earnestly
• *eklektōn*: chosen/elect/selected
• *phylaxēs*: keep/observe/maintain/follow
• *prokrimatos*: prejudice/prejudgment/bias
• *prosklisin*: partiality/favoritism/bias

Referenced Verses

• 1 Tim 6:13 : 13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
• 2 Tim 4:1 : 1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
• 2 Pet 2:4 : 4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
• Jude 1:6 : 6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
• 2 Tim 2:14 : 14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
• 2 Cor 5:16 : 16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
• Matt 25:41 : 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
• Jas 2:1-4 : 1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; 3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: 4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
• Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
• Rev 12:7-9 : 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
• Rev 14:10 : 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
• Matt 28:20 : 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
• Luke 20:21 : 21 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:
• Acts 15:37-38 : 37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. 38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
• 1 Thess 5:27 : 27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
• Lev 19:15 : 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
• Deut 1:7 : 7 Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
• Deut 33:9 : 9 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
• Ps 107:43 : 43 Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
• Ps 119:34 : 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
• Prov 18:5 : 5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
• Mal 2:9 : 9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.
• Matt 16:27 : 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.