1 Timothy 6:18

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

and that they do good and be ryche in good workes and redy to geve and to distribute

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀγαθοεργεῖν, πλουτεῖν ἐν ἔργοις καλοῖς, εὐμεταδότους εἶναι, κοινωνικούς·

Transliteration

To agathoergein, to ploutein in ergois kalois, eumetadotous einai, koinōnikous;

Grammar Details

• *Agathoergein*: present infinitive, active - to do good
• *ploutein*: present infinitive, active - to be rich
• *en*: preposition - in
• *ergois*: dative, neuter, plural - works/deeds
• *kalois*: dative, neuter, plural - good/noble
• *eumetadotous*: accusative, masculine, plural - ready to share
• *einai*: present infinitive - to be
• *koinōnikous*: accusative, masculine, plural - generous/willing to share

Word Meanings

• *agathoergein*: do good/work good/perform good deeds
• *ploutein*: be rich/be wealthy/abound
• *ergois*: works/deeds/actions
• *kalois*: good/noble/excellent/beautiful
• *eumetadotous*: ready to share/generous/liberal
• *koinōnikous*: generous/willing to share/sociable/ready to communicate

Referenced Verses

• Rom 12:8 : 8 Let him that exhorteth geve attendaunce to his exhortacion. Yf eny man geve let him do it with singlenes. Let him that ruleth do it with diligence. Yf eny man shewe mercy let him do it with cherfulnes.
• Rom 12:13 : 13 Distribute vnto the necessite of the saynctes and diligently to harboure.
• 1 Tim 5:10 : 10 and well reported of in good workes: yf she have noresshed children yf she have bene liberall to straugers yf she have wesshed the saynctes fete yf she have ministred vnto them which were in adversite yf she were continually geve vnto all maner good workes.
• Heb 13:16 : 16 To do good and to distribute forget not for with suche sacrifises god is pleased.
• Titus 3:8 : 8 This is a true sayinge. Of these thinges I wolde thou shuldest certifie that they which beleve God myght be diligent to go forwarde in good workes. These thinges are good and proffitable vnto me.
• Luke 12:21 : 21 So is it with him that gadereth ryches and is not ryche in God.
• Luke 14:12-14 : 12 Then sayde he also to him that had desyred him to diner: When thou makest a diner or a supper: call not thy frendes nor thy brethre nether thy kinsmen nor yet ryche neghbours: lest they bidde the agayne and a recompence be made the. 13 But when thou makest afeast call the poore the maymed the lame and the blynde 14 and thou shalt be happy for they cannot recompence the. But thou shalt be recompensed at the resurreccion of the iuste men.
• Acts 2:44-45 : 44 And all that beleved kept them selves to gedder and had all thinges comen 45 and solde their possessions and goodes and departed them to all men as every man had nede.
• Acts 4:34-37 : 34 Nether was ther eny amonge them that lacked. For as many as were possessers of londes or housses solde them and brought the pryce of the thinges that were solde 35 and layed yt doune at the Apostles fete. And distribucion was made vnto every man accordinge as he had nede. 36 And Ioses which was also called of the Apostles Barnabas (that is to saye the sonne of consolacion) beynge a Levite and of the countre of Cipers 37 had londe and solde it. and layde the pryce doune at the Apostles fete.
• Acts 9:36 : 36 Ther was at Ioppe a certayne woma (whiche was a disciple named Tabitha which by interpretacion is called dorcas) the same was full of good workes and almes dedes which she did.
• Acts 10:38 : 38 how God had annoynted Iesus of Nazareth with the holy goost and with power which Iesus went aboute doinge good and healynge all yt were oppressed of the develles for God was with him.
• Acts 11:29 : 29 Then the disciples every man accordinge to his abilite purposed to sende socoure vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iewry.
• Titus 2:14 : 14 which gave him silfe for vs to redeme vs from all vnrightewesnes and to pourge vs a peculiar people vnto him silfe fervently geven vnto good workes.
• Luke 6:33-35 : 33 And yf ye do for them which do for you: what thanke are ye worthy of? For the very synners do even the same. 34 If ye lende to them of whome ye hoope to receave: what thanke shall ye have: for the very synners lende to synners to receave as moch agayne. 35 Wherfore love ye youre enemys do good and lende lokynge for nothinge agayne and youre rewarde shalbe greate and ye shalbe the chyldren of the hyest: for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde and to the evyll.
• 1 Cor 16:2 : 2 Vpon some sondaye let every one of you put a syde at home and laye vp what soever he thinketh mete that ther be no gaderinges when I come.
• 2 Cor 8:1-2 : 1 I do you to wit brethren of the grace of god which is geven in the congregacions of Macedonia 2 how that the aboundaunce of their reioysing is that they are tried wt moche tribulacio. And therto though they were excedinge poore yet haue they geue excedinge richly and that in singlenesse.
• 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 Ye knowe the liberalitie of oure LORde Iesus Christ which though he were riche yet for youre sakes be came poore: that ye thorow his povertie myght be made ryche.
• 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if ther be fyrst a willynge mynde it is accepted accordynge to that a man hath and not accordinge to that he hath not.
• 2 Cor 9:6-9 : 6 This yet remember howe that he which soweth lytell shall reepe lytell: and he yt soweth plenteously shall reepe plenteously. 7 And let every man do accordynge as he hath purposed in his herte not groudgyngly or of necessite. For god loveth a chearfull gever. 8 God is able to make you ryche in all grace that ye in all thynges havynge sufficiet vnto the vttmoste maye be ryche vnto all manner good workes 9 as it is written: He yt sparsed abroade and hath geven to the povre his rightewesnes remayneth for ever. 10 He yt fyndeth the sower seed shall minister breed for fode and shall multiplie youre seed and increace the frutes of youre rightewesnes 11 that on all parties ye maye be made ryche in all synglenes which causeth thorowe vs thankes gevynge vnto god. 12 For the office of this ministracion not only supplieth the nede of the sayntes: but also is aboundaunt herein that for this laudable ministrynge thankes myght be geven to god 13 of many whiche prayse god for the obedience of youre professynge ye gospell of Christ and for youre synglenes in distributynge to them and to all me: 14 and in their prayers to God for you longe after you for the aboundauut grace of God geven vnto you. 15 Thankes be vnto God for his vn speakeable gyft.
• Gal 6:10 : 10 Whill we have therfore tyme let vs do good vnto all men and specially vnto them which are of the housholde of fayth.
• Phil 4:18-19 : 18 I receaved all and have plentie. I was even filled after that I had receaved of Epaphroditus that which came from you an odour that smelleth swete a sacrifice accepted and plesaunt to God. 19 My god fulfill all youre nedes thorow his glorious riches in Iesu Christ.
• Jas 2:5 : 5 Harken my deare beloved brethren. Hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde which are ryche in fayth and heyres of the kyngdom which he promysed to them that love him?
• 1 Pet 3:11 : 11 Let him eschue evyll and do good: let him seke peace and ensue it.
• 1 John 3:17 : 17 Whosoever hath this worldes good and seith his brother have neade: and shutteth vp his copassion from him: how dwelleth the love of God in him?
• 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved folowe not that which is evyll but that which is good. He that doeth well is of God: but he yt doeth evyll seith not God.
• Deut 15:7-9 : 7 When one of thi brethern amonge you is waxed poore in any of thi cities within thi lode which the Lorde thi God geueth the, se that thou harden not thine hert nor shetto thyne hande from thi poore brother: 8 But open thyne hande vnto him and lende him sufficient for his nede which he hath. 9 And beware that there be not a poynte of Belial in thine hert, that thou woldest saye. The seuenth yere, the yere of fredome is at honde, and therfore it greue the to loke on thy poore brother and geuest him nought and he then crye vnto the Lorde agenst the and it be synne vnto the: 10 But geue him, and let it not greue thine hert to geue. Because that for that thinge, the Lorde thy God shall blesse the in all thi workes and in all that thou puttest thine hande to. 11 For the londe shall neuer be without poore. Wherfore I comaunde the sayenge: open thine hande vnto thi brother that is neady ad poore in thy lande.