1 Timothy 6:17

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Charge them that are ryche in this worlde that they be not excedynge wyse and that they trust not in the vncertayne ryches but in the livynge god which geveth vs aboundantly all thynges to enioye them

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τοῖς πλουσίοις ἐν τῷ νῦν αἰῶνι παράγγελλε, μὴ ὑψηλοφρονεῖν, μηδὲ ἠλπικέναι ἐπὶ πλούτου ἀδηλότητι, ἀλλʼ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ, τῷ ζῶντι τῷ παρέχοντι ἡμῖν πλουσίως πάντα εἰς ἀπόλαυσιν·

Transliteration

To the plousiois in the now aiōni paraggelle, not to hypsēlophronein, neither to have ēlpikenai upon ploutou adēlotēti, but in the Theō, the zōnti the one parechonti us plousiōs panta for apolausin;

Grammar Details

• *Tois plousiois*: dative, masculine, plural with article - to the rich
• *en*: preposition - in
• *tō nyn aiōni*: dative, masculine, singular with article and adverb - the present age
• *paraggelle*: present imperative, 2nd person singular, active - command/charge
• *mē*: negative particle - not
• *hypsēlophronein*: present infinitive, active - to be high-minded/proud
• *mēde*: conjunction, negative - neither/nor
• *ēlpikenai*: perfect infinitive, active - to have hoped/trusted
• *epi*: preposition - upon/in
• *ploutou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of wealth/riches
• *adēlotēti*: dative, feminine, singular - uncertainty/instability
• *all'*: conjunction, adversative - but
• *tō Theō*: dative, masculine, singular with article - God
• *tō zōnti*: present participle, dative, masculine, singular, active with article - the living one
• *tō parechonti*: present participle, dative, masculine, singular, active with article - the one providing
• *hēmin*: personal pronoun, dative, 1st person plural - to us
• *plousiōs*: adverb - richly/abundantly
• *panta*: accusative, neuter, plural - all things
• *eis*: preposition - for/unto
• *apolausin*: accusative, feminine, singular - enjoyment

Word Meanings

• *plousiois*: rich/wealthy/affluent
• *aiōni*: age/era/world/lifetime
• *paraggelle*: command/charge/instruct/order
• *hypsēlophronein*: be high-minded/proud/arrogant/conceited
• *ēlpikenai*: hope/trust/expect
• *ploutou*: wealth/riches/abundance
• *adēlotēti*: uncertainty/instability/unpredictability
• *zōnti*: living/alive
• *parechonti*: providing/furnishing/supplying
• *plousiōs*: richly/abundantly/generously
• *apolausin*: enjoyment/pleasure/benefit

Referenced Verses

• Mark 10:24 : 24 And his disciples were astonneyd at his wordes. But Iesus answered agayne and sayde vnto them: chyldre how harde is it for them that trust in riches to entre in to the kyngdome of God.
• Rom 11:20 : 20 Thou sayest well: because of vnbeleve they are broken of and thou stondest stedfast in fayth.
• Acts 14:17 : 17 Neverthelesse he lefte not him selfe with outen witnes in that he shewed his benefites in gevinge vs rayne from heaven and frutefull ceasons fyllinge oure hertes with fode and gladnes.
• 1 Tim 4:10 : 10 For therfore we laboure and suffre rebuke because we beleve in the livynge god which is the savioure of all men: but specially of those that beleve.
• 1 Tim 5:21 : 21 I testifie before god and the LORde Iesus Christ and the electe angels that thou observe these thynges with out hasty iudgement and do nothynge parcially.
• 1 Tim 6:13 : 13 I geve the charge in the sight of God which quickneth all thinges and before Iesu Christ which vnder Pocius Pilate witnessed a good witnessinge
• 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas hath left me and hath loved this present worlde and is departed into Tessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galacia and Titus vnto Dalmacea.
• Titus 2:12 : 12 and teacheth vs that we shuld denye vngodlynes and wordly lustes and that we shuld live sobre mynded righteously and godly in this present worlde
• Titus 3:6 : 6 which he shed on vs aboundantly thorow Iesus Christ oure saveoure
• Jas 1:9-9 : 9 Let the brother of lowe degre reioyce in yt he is exalted 10 and the ryche in that he is made lowe. For eve as ye flower of the grasse shall he vanysshe awaye.
• Rev 18:6-7 : 6 Rewarde her even as she rewarded you and geve her dubble accordynge to her workes. And poure in dubble to her in the same cuppe which she fylled vnto you. 7 And as moche as she gloryfied her silfe and lyved wantanly so moche poure ye in for her of punysshment and sorowe for she sayde in her herte: I sytt beinge a quene and am no wyddowe and shall se no sorowe.
• Luke 12:15-21 : 15 Wherfore he sayde vnto them: take hede and beware of covetousnes. For no mannes lyfe stondeth in the aboundaunce of the thinges which he possesseth. 16 And he put forth a similitude vnto them sayinge: The groude of a certayne riche ma brought forth frutes plenteously 17 and he thought in himsilfe sayinge: what shall I do? because I have noo roume where to bestowe my frutes? 18 And he sayde: This will I do. I will destroye my barnes and bilde greater and therin will I gadder all my frutes and my goodes: 19 and I will saye to my soule: Soule thou hast moch goodes layde vp in stoore for many yeares take thyne ease: eate drinke and be mery. 20 But God sayde vnto him: Thou fole this night will they fetche awaye thy soule agayne from the. Then whose shall thoose thinges be which thou hast provyded? 21 So is it with him that gadereth ryches and is not ryche in God.
• Luke 19:2 : 2 And beholde ther was a ma named Zacheus which was a ruler amoge the Publicans and was riche also.
• Luke 19:9-9 : 9 And Iesus sayd to him: this daye is healthe come vnto this housse for as moche as it also is become the chylde of Abraha. 10 For the sonne of ma is come to seke and to save that which was looste.
• Gen 13:2 : 2 Abram was very rych in catell syluer and gold.
• Deut 6:10-12 : 10 And when the Lorde thy God hath borught the in to the lond which he sware vnto thy fathers Abraham, Isaac and Iacob, to geue the with greate and goodly cities which thou byldest not, 11 and housses full of all maner goodes which thou filledest not, and welles dygged which thou dyggedest not, ad vynes and olyue trees which thou plantedest not, ad whe thou hast eaten, and art full: 12 Then beware lest thou forget the Lorde which broughte the out off the lande of Egipte the housse of bondage.
• Deut 8:17 : 17 And beware that thou saye not in thine herte, my power and the might of myne awne hade hath done me all these actes:
• Deut 33:15 : 15 and with the toppes of mountaynes that were from the begynnynge and with the dayntes of hilles that last euer
• Matt 6:32 : 32 After all these thynges seke the getyls. For youre hevely father knoweth that ye have neade of all these thynges.
• Matt 19:23 : 23 Then Iesus sayde vnto his disciples: Verely I saye vnto you: yt is harde for a ryche ma to enter into ye kyngdome of heaven.
• Matt 27:57 : 57 When the even was come there came a ryche man of Aramathia named Ioseph which same also was Iesus disciple.
• Acts 14:27 : 27 When they were come and had gaddered the congregacion to gedder they rehersed all that God had done by them and how he had opened the dore of faith vnto the getyls.
• Acts 17:25 : 25 nether is worshipped with mennes hondes as though he neded of eny thinge seinge he him selfe geveth lyfe and breeth to all men every where
• Eph 5:5 : 5 For this ye knowe yt no whormonger other vnclene person or coveteous person which is the worshipper of ymages hath eny inheritaunce in the kyngdome of Christ and of God.
• Col 3:16 : 16 Let the worde of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdome. Teache and exhorte youre awne selves in psalmes and hymnes and spretuall songes which have favour wt them syngynge in youre hertes to the LORde.
• 1 Thess 1:9 : 9 For they the selves shewe of you what maner of entrynge in we had vnto you and how ye tourned to God from ymages for to serve the livynge and true god
• 1 Tim 1:3 : 3 As I besought the to abyde styll in Ephesus when I departed into Macedonia even so do that thou comaunde some that they teache no nother wise:
• 1 Tim 3:15 : 15 but and yf I tarie longe yt then thou mayst yet have knowledge how thou oughtest to behave thy silfe in the housse of God which is the congregacion of the livinge God the pillar and grounde of trueth.