1 Timothy 4:10

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

for for this we both labour and are reproached, because we hope on the living God, who is Saviour of all men -- especially of those believing.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ κοπιῶμεν καὶ ὀνειδιζόμεθα, ὅτι ἠλπίκαμεν ἐπὶ Θεῷ ζῶντι, ὅς ἐστιν Σωτὴρ πάντων ἀνθρώπων, μάλιστα πιστῶν.

Transliteration

Eis this gar also we kopiōmen and oneidizometha, hoti we have ēlpikamen epi Theō zōnti, who estin Sōtēr of all anthrōpōn, malista of pistōn.

Grammar Details

• *Eis*: preposition + accusative - for/unto
• *gar*: conjunction, postpositive - for/because
• *kopiōmen*: present, active, indicative, 1st plural - we labor/toil
• *oneidizometha*: present, passive, indicative, 1st plural - we are reproached/reviled
• *hoti*: conjunction - because/that
• *ēlpikamen*: perfect, active, indicative, 1st plural - we have hoped/trusted
• *epi*: preposition + dative - on/upon/in
• *Theō*: dative, masculine, singular - God
• *zōnti*: present, active, participle, dative, masculine, singular - living
• *estin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - is
• *Sōtēr*: nominative, masculine, singular - Savior
• *anthrōpōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of men/people
• *malista*: adverb - especially/chiefly
• *pistōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of believers/faithful ones

Word Meanings

• *kopiōmen*: we labor/toil/work hard
• *oneidizometha*: we are reproached/reviled/insulted
• *ēlpikamen*: we have hoped/trusted/placed confidence
• *zōnti*: living/alive
• *Sōtēr*: Savior/Deliverer/Preserver
• *anthrōpōn*: men/people/humankind
• *malista*: especially/chiefly/most of all
• *pistōn*: believers/faithful ones/those who trust

Referenced Verses

• 1 Tim 2:4 : 4 who doth will all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth;
• 1 Tim 2:6 : 6 who did give himself a ransom for all -- the testimony in its own times --
• 1 John 2:2 : 2 and he -- he is a propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world,
• 1 John 4:14 : 14 And we -- we have seen and do testify, that the Father hath sent the Son -- Saviour of the world;
• 2 Cor 11:23-27 : 23 ministrants of Christ are they? -- as beside myself I speak -- I more; in labours more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths many times; 24 from Jews five times forty `stripes' save one I did receive; 25 thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice was I shipwrecked, a night and a day in the deep I have passed; 26 journeyings many times, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from kindred, perils from nations, perils in city, perils in wilderness, perils in sea, perils among false brethren; 27 in laboriousness and painfulness, in watchings many times, in hunger and thirst, in fastings many times, in cold and nakedness;
• John 1:29 : 29 on the morrow John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, `Lo, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;
• John 3:15-17 : 15 that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during, 16 for God did so love the world, that His Son -- the only begotten -- He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. 17 For God did not send His Son to the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him;
• John 4:42 : 42 and said to the woman -- `No more because of thy speaking do we believe; for we ourselves have heard and known that this is truly the Saviour of the world -- the Christ.'
• John 5:24 : 24 `Verily, verily, I say to you -- He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life.
• Rom 15:12-13 : 12 and again, Isaiah saith, `There shall be the root of Jesse, and he who is rising to rule nations -- upon him shall nations hope;' 13 and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.
• Ps 107:6-9 : 6 And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them, 7 And causeth them to tread in a right way, To go unto a city of habitation. 8 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men. 9 For He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled `with' goodness. 10 Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron, 11 Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised. 12 And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper. 13 And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them. 14 He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away. 15 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men. 16 For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut. 17 Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves. 18 All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death, 19 And cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them, 20 He sendeth His word and healeth them, And delivereth from their destructions. 21 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men, 22 And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing. 23 Those going down `to' the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters, 24 They have seen the works of Jehovah, And His wonders in the deep. 25 And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows, 26 They go up `to' the heavens, they go down `to' the depths, Their soul in evil is melted. 27 They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up. 28 And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out. 29 He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows. 30 And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire. 31 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men, 32 And they exalt Him in the assembly of the people, And in the seat of the elders praise Him. 33 He maketh rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land. 34 A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants. 35 He maketh a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters. 36 And He causeth the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation. 37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase. 38 And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish. 39 And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow. 40 He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy -- no way. 41 And setteth on high the needy from affliction, And placeth families as a flock. 42 The upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth. 43 Who `is' wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!
• Ps 118:8 : 8 Better to take refuge in Jehovah than to trust in man,
• 2 Cor 4:8-9 : 8 on every side being in tribulation, but not straitened; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 10 at all times the dying of the Lord Jesus bearing about in the body, that the life also of Jesus in our body may be manifested,
• Isa 45:21-22 : 21 Declare ye, and bring near, Yea, they take counsel together, Who hath proclaimed this from of old? From that time hath declared it? Is it not I -- Jehovah? And there is no other god besides Me, A God righteous and saving, there is none save Me. 22 Turn to Me, and be saved, all ends of the earth, For I `am' God, and there is none else.
• 1 Pet 4:14-15 : 14 if ye be reproached in the name of Christ -- happy `are ye', because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified; 15 for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men's matters;
• 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; --
• 2 Tim 2:9-9 : 9 in which I suffer evil -- unto bonds, as an evil-doer, but the word of God hath not been bound; 10 because of this all things do I endure, because of the choice ones, that they also salvation may obtain that `is' in Christ Jesus, with glory age-during.
• 1 John 5:10-13 : 10 He who is believing in the Son of God, hath the testimony in himself; he who is not believing God, a liar hath made Him, because he hath not believed in the testimony that God hath testified concerning His Son; 11 and this is the testimony, that life age-during did God give to us, and this -- the life -- is in His Son; 12 he who is having the Son, hath the life; he who is not having the Son of God -- the life he hath not. 13 These things I did write to you who are believing in the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that life ye have age-during, and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God.
• 2 Tim 3:10-12 : 10 And thou -- thou hast followed after my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance, 11 the persecutions, the afflictions, that befel me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of all the Lord did deliver me, 12 and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted,
• Heb 11:26 : 26 greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of reward;
• Heb 13:13 : 13 now, then, may we go forth unto him without the camp, his reproach bearing;
• 1 Pet 1:21 : 21 who through him do believe in God, who did raise out of the dead, and glory to him did give, so that your faith and hope may be in God.
• 1 Tim 3:15 : 15 and if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth `thee' to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God -- a pillar and foundation of the truth,
• Isa 50:10 : 10 Who `is' among you, fearing Jehovah, Hearkening to the voice of His servant, That hath walked in dark places, And there is no brightness for him? Let him trust in the name of Jehovah, And lean upon his God.
• Jer 17:7 : 7 Blessed `is' the man who trusteth in Jehovah, And whose confidence hath been Jehovah.
• Dan 3:28 : 28 Nebuchadnezzar hath answered and hath said, `Blessed `is' the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who hath sent His messenger, and hath delivered His servants who trusted on Him, and the word of the king changed, and gave up their bodies that they might not serve nor do obeisance to any god except to their own God.
• Nah 1:7 : 7 Good `is' Jehovah for a strong place in a day of distress. And He knoweth those trusting in Him.
• Matt 27:43 : 43 he hath trusted on God, let Him now deliver him, if He wish him, because he said -- Son of God I am;'
• Ps 36:6 : 6 Thy righteousness `is' as mountains of God, Thy judgments `are' a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.
• Ps 52:8 : 8 And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,
• Ps 84:12 : 12 Jehovah of Hosts! O the happiness of a man trusting in Thee.
• Ps 107:2 : 2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say, Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.
• 2 Cor 6:3-9 : 3 in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed, 4 but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses, 5 in stripes, in imprisonments, in insurrections, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, 6 in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned, 7 in the word of truth, in the power of God, through the armour of the righteousness, on the right and on the left, 8 through glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report, as leading astray, and true; 9 as unknown, and recognized; as dying, and lo, we live; as chastened, and not put to death; 10 as sorrowful, and always rejoicing; as poor, and making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things.
• Isa 12:2 : 2 Lo, God `is' my salvation, I trust, and fear not, For my strength and song `is' Jah Jehovah, And He is to me for salvation.
• 1 Cor 4:9-9 : 9 for I think that God did set forth us the apostles last -- as appointed to death, because a spectacle we became to the world, and messengers, and men; 10 we `are' fools because of Christ, and ye wise in Christ; we `are' ailing, and ye strong; ye glorious, and we dishonoured; 11 unto the present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and wander about, 12 and labour, working with `our' own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer; 13 being spoken evil of, we entreat; as filth of the world we did become -- of all things an offscouring -- till now.