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1 Timothy 5:12

Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.

KJV

ἔχουσαι κρίμα ὅτι τὴν πρώτην πίστιν ἠθέτησαν·

Greek NT

habentes damnationem, quia primam fidem irritam fecerunt ;

Vulgate

having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge.

ASV

Having damnation, because they have made void their first faith.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

κρίμα
krima
noun · 27×
πίστις
pistis
noun · 243×
πρῶτος
protos
adjective · 101×
ἀθετέω
atheteo
verb · 16×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

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.
  • 1Pet 4:17 — For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
  • Gal 1:6 — I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
  • Jas 3:1 — My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
  • Rev 2:4 — Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.