1 Timothy 3:15
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But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
In other translations
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
Greek words
ἐὰνeanifG1437δὲdehoweverG1161βραδύνω,bradunōI shall delay,G1019ἵναinaso thatG2443εἰδῇςeidēasyou may knowG6063πῶςpōshowG4459δεῖdeiit behooves [one]G1163ἐνeninG1722οἴκῳoikō[the] householdG3624θεοῦtheouof GodG2316ἀναστρέφεσθαι,anastrephesthaito conduct oneself,G390ἥτιςhētiswhichG3748ἐστὶνestinisG1510ἐκκλησίαekklēsia[the] churchG1577θεοῦtheouof GodG2316ζῶντος,zōntos[the] living,G2198στῦλοςstulos[the] pillarG4769καὶkaiandG2532ἑδραίωμαhedraiōmabaseG1477τῆςtēsof theG3588ἀληθείας.¶alētheiastruth.G225
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