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holdingἔχονταςthe mysteryτὸ μυστήριονof the faithτῆς πίστεωςwithἐνa cleanκαθαρᾷconscience.συνειδήσει
1 Timothy 3:9
Study it in the app“holding the mystery of the faith with a clean conscience.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 3:9, word by word
- holdingἔχονταςechontas
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echontas” appears- the mysteryμυστήριονmystērion
mystery
Mystery: what was hidden and God makes known.
Where else “mystērion” appears- of the faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears- a cleanκαθαρᾷkatharai
pure
Undivided in heart, without guilt.
Where else “katharai” appears- conscienceσυνειδήσειsyneidēsei
conscience
Conscience: the inner sense that judges whether what one does is right or wrong.
Where else “syneidēsei” appears
The context
8Servants likewise must be honorable, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain,
9 · This verse (above)
10And let these also be tested first; then let them serve, if they are blameless.