1 Timothy 6:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

Let as many servants as are under the yoke consider their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and His doctrine be not blasphemed.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ὅσοι εἰσὶν ὑπὸ ζυγὸν δοῦλοι τοὺς ἰδίους δεσπότας πάσης τιμῆς ἀξίους ἡγείσθωσαν, ἵνα μὴ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ ἡ διδασκαλία βλασφημῆται.

Transliteration

As many as eisin under zygon douloi, the idious despotās of all timēs axious let them hēgeisthōsan, in order that not the onoma of the Theou and the didaskalia may be blasphēmētai.

Grammar Details

• *Hosoi*: correlative pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - as many as
• *eisin*: present indicative, 3rd person plural - are
• *hypo*: preposition with accusative - under
• *zygon*: accusative, masculine, singular - yoke
• *douloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - slaves/servants
• *tous idious*: accusative, masculine, plural with article - their own
• *despotās*: accusative, masculine, plural - masters
• *pasēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - all/every
• *timēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - honor/value
• *axious*: accusative, masculine, plural - worthy
• *hēgeisthōsan*: present imperative, 3rd person plural, middle/passive - let them consider/regard
• *hina*: conjunction - in order that/so that
• *mē*: negative particle - not
• *to onoma*: nominative, neuter, singular with article - the name
• *tou Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular with article - of God
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *hē didaskalia*: nominative, feminine, singular with article - the teaching/doctrine
• *blasphēmētai*: present subjunctive, 3rd person singular, passive - may be blasphemed/slandered

Word Meanings

• *zygon*: yoke/burden/bondage
• *douloi*: slaves/servants/bondservants
• *idious*: own/private/peculiar
• *despotās*: masters/lords/owners
• *timēs*: honor/value/price/respect
• *axious*: worthy/deserving/suitable
• *hēgeisthōsan*: consider/regard/count/lead
• *onoma*: name/reputation/authority
• *didaskalia*: teaching/doctrine/instruction
• *blasphēmētai*: blasphemed/slandered/spoken evil of

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching are not slandered.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Let{G2233} as many{G3745} as{G3745} are{G1526} servants{G1401} under{G5259} the yoke{G2218} count{G2233} their own{G2398} masters{G1203} worthy{G514} of all{G3956} honor,{G5092} that{G2443} the name{G3686} of God{G2316} and{G2532} the doctrine{G1319} be{G987} not{G3361} blasphemed.{G987}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Let{G1526} as many{G3745} servants{G1401} as{G3745} are{G1526}{(G5748)} under{G5259} the yoke{G2218} count{G2233}{(G5737)} their own{G2398} masters{G1203} worthy{G514} of all{G3956} honour{G5092}, that{G3363} the name{G3686} of God{G2316} and{G2532} his doctrine{G1319} be{G987} not{G3363} blasphemed{G987}{(G5747)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Let as many servauntes as are vnder ye yoke counte their masters worthy of all honour that the name of god and his doctryne be not evyll spoken of.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Let as many seruauntes as are vnder the yocke, counte their masters worthy of all honoure, that the name of God and his doctrine be not euell spoken of.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Let as many seruaunts as are vnder the yoke, count their masters worthie of all honour, that the Name of God, and his doctrine be not euill spoken of.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Let as many seruauntes as are vnder the yoke, count their maisters worthy of all honour, that the name of god and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and [his] doctrine be not blasphemed.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Let all who are servants under the yoke give all honour to their masters, so that no evil may be said against the name of God and his teaching.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.

Referenced Verses

• Titus 2:5 : 5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.
• Rom 2:24 : 24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, as it is written.
• Isa 52:5 : 5 Now therefore, what have I here, says the LORD, that my people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them make them to wail, says the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
• Isa 58:6 : 6 Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?
• Ezek 36:20 : 20 And when they entered among the nations, wherever they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone out of his land.
• Ezek 36:23 : 23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
• Mal 1:6 : 6 A son honors his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is my honor? and if I be a master, where is my fear? says the LORD of hosts to you, O priests, that despise my name. And you say, How have we despised your name?
• Matt 11:9 : 9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
• Matt 11:30 : 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
• Luke 17:1 : 1 Then he said to the disciples, It is inevitable that offenses will come: but woe to him through whom they come!
• Acts 10:7 : 7 And when the angel who spoke to Cornelius had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier who waited on him continually;
• Acts 10:22 : 22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one who fears God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned by a holy angel to send for you to his house, and to hear words from you.
• Acts 15:10 : 10 Now therefore why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
• Gen 13:7-8 : 7 And there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. 8 And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.
• Gen 16:9 : 9 And the angel of the LORD said to her, Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.
• Gen 24:2 : 2 And Abraham said to his oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please, put your hand under my thigh,
• Gen 24:12 : 12 And he said, "O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray, give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
• Gen 24:27 : 27 And he said, "Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren."
• Gen 24:35-67 : 35 The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys. 36 And Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was old; and to him he has given all that he has. 37 Now my master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell; 38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.' 39 And I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not follow me.' 40 But he said to me, 'The LORD, before whom I walk, will send His angel with you and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father's house. 41 You will be clear from this oath when you arrive among my family, for if they will not give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.' 42 And this day I came to the well and said, 'O LORD God of my master Abraham, if You will now prosper the way in which I go, 43 behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass that when the virgin comes out to draw water, and I say to her, "Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink," 44 and she says to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also," let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.' 45 But before I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah, coming out with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her, 'Please let me drink.' 46 And she made haste and let her pitcher down from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also.' So I drank, and she gave the camels a drink also. 47 Then I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' And she said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the nose ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. 48 And I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son. 49 Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left." 50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, "The thing comes from the LORD; we cannot speak to you either bad or good. 51 Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the LORD has spoken." 52 And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he worshiped the LORD, bowing himself to the ground. 53 Then the servant brought out jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother. 54 And he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and stayed all night. Then they arose in the morning, and he said, "Send me away to my master." 55 But her brother and her mother said, "Let the young woman stay with us a few days, at least ten; after that she may go." 56 And he said to them, "Do not hinder me, since the LORD has prospered my way; send me away so that I may go to my master." 57 So they said, "We will call the young woman and ask her personally." 58 Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go." 59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham's servant and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands of ten thousands; and may your descendants possess the gates of those who hate them." 61 Then Rebekah and her maids arose, and they rode on the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed. 62 Now Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi, for he dwelt in the south. 63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening; and he lifted his eyes and looked, and there, the camels were coming. 64 Then Rebekah lifted her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from her camel; 65 for she had said to the servant, "Who is this man walking in the field to meet us?" The servant had said, "It is my master." Therefore she took a veil and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
• Deut 28:48 : 48 Therefore you shall serve your enemies which the LORD shall send against you, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon your neck, until he has destroyed you.
• 2 Sam 12:14 : 14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.
• 2 Kgs 5:2-3 : 2 And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had taken captive from the land of Israel a little maid; and she served Naaman's wife. 3 And she said to her mistress, If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.
• 2 Kgs 5:13 : 13 And his servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, Wash and be clean?
• Neh 9:5 : 5 The Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, 'Stand up and bless the LORD your God forever and ever; and blessed be Your glorious name, exalted above all blessing and praise.'
• Isa 47:6 : 6 I was angry with My people, I have defiled My inheritance and given them into your hand. You showed them no mercy; upon the elderly you have laid your yoke very heavily.
• 1 Cor 7:21-22 : 21 Were you called while a servant? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it. 22 For he who is called in the Lord while a servant is the Lord's freedman. Likewise, he who is called while free is Christ's servant.
• 1 Cor 10:32 : 32 Give no offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
• Gal 5:1 : 1 Stand firm therefore in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and do not become entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
• Eph 6:5-8 : 5 Servants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of your heart, as to Christ; 6 Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 7 With goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men; 8 Knowing that whatever good thing anyone does, the same shall they receive from the Lord, whether they are bond or free.
• Col 3:22-25 : 22 Servants, obey in all things your earthly masters, not with eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing God. 23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men. 24 Knowing that from the Lord you shall receive the reward of the inheritance, for you serve the Lord Christ. 25 But he who does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done, and there is no partiality.
• 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 Therefore I desire that the younger women marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
• Titus 2:8-9 : 8 Sound speech that cannot be condemned; that he who is of the opposite side may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you. 9 Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, and to please them well in all things, not answering back; 10 Not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.
• 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 Having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
• 1 Pet 2:17-20 : 17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. 18 Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh. 19 For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer for it, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God.
• 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Having a good conscience, so that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.