1 Timothy 3:14
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
KJV
Ταῦτά σοι γράφω, ἐλπίζων ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ τάχιον·
Greek NT
Hæc tibi scribo, sperans me ad te venire cito :
Vulgate
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;
ASV
These things I write to thee, hoping that I shall come to thee shortly.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γράφω
grapho
verb · 192×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τάχιον
tachion
adverb · 5×
ἐλπίζω
elpizo
verb · 31×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: ἐν τάχει | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐν τάχει | RP: τάχιον
- ἐν τάχει — SBLGNT
- ἐν τάχει — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- τάχιον — Robinson-Pierpont
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Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
We believe and confess the canonical Scriptures of the holy prophets and apostles of both Testaments to be the true Word of God, and to have sufficient authority of themselves, not of men. For God himself spoke to the fathers, prophets, apostles, and still speaks to us through the Holy Scriptures. And in this Holy Scripture, the universal Church of Christ has the most complete …
Cross-references
- 1Cor 11:34 — And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.
- Phlm 1:22 — But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.
- Rev 1:20 — The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest