1 Timothy

The purpose of this apparatus is to show all variation within Family 35, as identified by a complete
collation of the following thirty-seven representative MSS18, 35, 201, 204, 328, 386, 394, 444, 604,
757, 824, 928, 959, 986, 1072, 1075, 1100, 1247, 1249, 1503, 1548, 1637, 1725, 1732, 1761, 1768,
1855, 1864, 1865, 1876, 1892, 1897, 2080, 2466, 2554, 2587 and 2723. The first reading is that of the
family and represents the vote of all the collated MSS (listed above) that are not identified as having a
variant. 1761 and 2554 have no variants.

PROS TIMOQEON A1
[Greeting]
1)1 Pauloj( apostoloj Ihsou Cristou katV epitaghn Qeou Swthroj h`mwn kai Kuriou Ihsou
Cristou2 thj elpidoj h`mwn( 2 Timoqew( gnhsiw teknw en pistei Carij( eleoj( eirhnh apo
Qeou Patroj h`mwn kai Cristou Ihsou tou Kuriou h`mwn)
[Opening considerations]
[Paul refers to their last conversation]
1)3 Kaqwj parekalesa se prosmeinai en Efesw( poreuomenoj eij3 Makedonian( i`na
paraggeilhj tisin mh e`terodidaskalein 4 mhde prosecein muqoij kai genealogiaij
aperantoij( ai`tinej zhthseij parecousin mallon h. oikonomian4 Qeou thn en pistei) 5 To de5
teloj thj paraggeliaj estin agaph( ek kaqaraj kardiaj kai suneidhsewj agaqhj kai pistewj
anupokritou\ 6 w-n tinej astochsantej exetraphsan eij mataiologian( 7 qelontej einai
nomodidaskaloi(6 mh noountej mhte a] legousin mhte peri ti,nwn diabebaiountai)
[What law is for]
8 Oidamen de o`ti kaloj o` nomoj ean tij autw7 nomimwj crhtai( 9 eidwj touto( o`ti
dikaiw nomoj ou keitai(8 anomoij de kai anupotaktoij( asebesi kai a`martwloij( anosioij9
kai bebhloij( patraloiaij10 kai mhtraloiaij(11 androfonoij( 10 pornoij( arsenokoitaij(
andrapodistaij( yeustaij( epiorkoij( kai ei ti e`teron th u`giainoush12 didaskalia13
antikeitai 11 kata to euaggelion thj doxhj tou makariou Qeou( o] episteuqhn egw)
[The grace of God]
12 Kai14 carin ecw tw endunamwsanti me Cristw Ihsou( tw Kuriw h`mwn( o`ti piston
me h`ghsato(15 qemenoj eij diakonian\ 13 ton proteron onta blasfhmon kai diwkthn kai
u`bristhn\ alla hlehqhn( o`ti agnown epoihsa en16 apistia\ 14 u`perepleonasen de h` carij tou
Kuriou h`mwn( meta pistewj kai agaphj thj en Cristw Ihsou) 15 Pistoj o` logoj kai pashj
apodochj axioj o`ti Cristoj Ihsouj hlqen eij ton kosmon a`martwlouj swsaiw-n prwtoj
eimi egw\ 16 alla dia touto hlehqhn( i`na en emoi( prwtw( endeixhtai Ihsouj Cristoj thn
pasan makroqumian( proj u`potupwsin twn mellontwn pisteuein epV autw eij zwhn aiwnion)

1
Both the Text and the apparatus are the responsibility of Wilbur N. Pickering, ThM PhD, .
2
cristou || --- 1247
3
eij || en 1247
4
oikonomian || eikonomian 959
5
de || --- 986
6
nomodidaskaloi || didaskaloi 201
7
autw || auton 959
8
keitai || keikeitai 1503 (from one line to the next)
9
anosioij || anasioij 1897v
10
patraloiaij || patraliaij 432 || patrolwaij [34%] 201,757,824,986,1072,1075,1503,1637,1864,1865,1876,1892,2080,2723
11
mhtraloiaij || mhtralaiaij 35 || mhpatraliaij 432 || mhtrolwaij [40%] 201,757,824,986,1072,1075,1503,1637,1864,1865,
1876,1892,2080,2723
12
ugiainoush || ugiainousi 1732
13
didaskalia || didakalia 1892
14
kai || --- [8%] 1250,1892
15
hghsato || hgasato 1249
16
en || eij 18
 1 Timothy

17 Tw de Basilei twn aiwnwn( afqartw( aoratw( monw sofw Qew( timh kai1 doxa eij touj
aiwnaj twn aiwnwn) Amhn)
[A charge to Timothy]
[Wage the good warfare]
1)18 Tauthn thn paraggelian paratiqemai soi( teknon Timoqee( kata taj proagousaj2 epi se
profhteiaj( i`na strateuh en autaij thn kalhn strateian( 19 ecwn pistin kai agaqhn
suneidhsin $h[n tinej apwsamenoi peri thn pistin enauaghsan\ 20 w-n estin ~Umenaioj kai
Alexandrojou]j paredwka tw Satana i`na paideuqwsin mh blasfhmein%)
[About prayer]
2)1 Parakalw oun prwton pantwn poieisqai dehseij( proseucaj( enteuxeij(
eucaristiaj( u`per pantwn anqrwpwn3 2u`per basilewn kai4 pantwn twn en5 u`peroch ontwn(
i`na hremon6 kai h`sucion bion diagwmen en pash eusebeia7 kai semnothti) 3 Touto gar kalon
kai apodekton enwpion tou Swthroj h`mwn Qeou( 4 o]j pantaj anqrwpouj qelei swqhnai kai
eij epignwsin alhqeiaj elqein) 5 Ei`j gar Qeoj( ei`j kai8 mesithj Qeou kai anqrwpwn
anqrwpoj!Cristoj Ihsouj( 6 o` douj e`auton antilutron u`per pantwn $to marturion kairoij
idioij%( 7 eij o] eteqhn egw khrux kai apostolojalhqeian legw en Cristw( ou yeudomai
didaskaloj eqnwn en pistei kai alhqeia)
8 Boulomai oun proseucesqai touj andraj en panti topw( epairontaj o`siouj ceiraj
cwrij orghj kai dialogismou)9 9 ~Wsautwj kai taj gunaikaj( en katastolh kosmiw meta
aidouj kai swfrosunhj kosmein e`autaj\ mh en plegmasin10 h. crusw h. margaritaij h.
i`matismw polutelei(11 10 allV( o] prepei gunaixin epaggellomenaij12 qeosebeian( diV ergwn
agaqwn)
[About women]
11 Gunh en h`sucia manqanetw( en pash u`potagh) 12 Gunaiki13 de didaskein ouk
epitrepw( oude auqentein14 androj( allV einai en h`sucia) 13 Adam gar prwtoj eplasqh( eita
Eua) 14 Kai Adam ouk hpathqh\ h` de gunh( apathqeisa(15 en parabasei gegonen)
15 Swqhsetai de dia thj Teknogoniajean meinwsin en pistei kai agaph16 kai a`giasmw(
meta swfrosunhj)
[Qualifications]
[Of overseers]
3)1 Pistoj o` logoj ei tij episkophj oregetai( kalou ergou epiqumei)
2 Dei oun ton
episkopon anepilhpton einai( miaj gunaikoj andra( nhfalion(17 swfrona( kosmion(
filoxenon( didaktikon( 3 mh paroinon( mh plhkthn( mh aiscrokerdh(18 allV epieikh( amacon(
afilarguron\19 4 tou idiou oikou kalwj proistamenon(1 tekna econta en u`potagh meta pashj

1
kai 35c || --- [50%] 35,1892
2
proagousaj || proagagousaj 1247
3
uper pantwn anqrwpwn || --- 959
4
kai || 1 uper 959
5
en || --- 757
6
hremon || h`remon [20%] 328,394
7
eusebeia || eusebia 1897
8
eij kai || ~ 21 1548
9
dialogismou || dialogismwn [10%] 1892
10
plegmasin || 1 arguriw 1892c
11
polutelei || polutelh 1249
12
epaggellomenaij || epaggelomenaij 1855
13
gunaiki || gunaixi 328
14
auqentein || auqetein 1892
15
apathqeisa 1876c || apathqhsa 1732,1876
16
kai agaph || --- 959
17
nhfalion || nhfaleon 1247
18
aiscrokerdh || aiscokerdh 1247
19
afilarguron || afularguron 1768,2466
2
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semnothtoj 5 $ei de tij2 tou idiou oikou prosthnai ouk oiden(3 pwj ekklhsiaj Qeou
epimelhsetai?%\ 6 mh neofuton( i`na mh tufwqeij eij krima empesh tou diabolou) 7 Dei de
auton kai marturian kalhn ecein4 apo twn exwqen( i`na mh eij oneidismon empesh kai pagida
tou diabolou)
[Of deacons]
8 Diakonouj w`sautwj semnouj( mh dilogouj( mh oinw pollw prosecontaj( mh
aiscrokerdeij\ 9 econtaj to musthrion thj pistewj en kaqara suneidhsei) 10 Kai ou`toi de
dokimazesqwsan prwton\ eita( diakoneitwsan( anegklhtoi5 ontej)
[Of deaconesses]
11 Gunaikaj w`sautwj semnaj( mh diabolouj( nhfaliouj(6 pistaj en pasin)
[Of deacons, again]
12 Diakonoi estwsan miaj gunaikoj andrej( teknwn kalwj proistamenoi kai twn
idiwn oikwn) 13 Oi` gar kalwj diakonhsantej baqmon e`autoij kalon peripoiountai kai
pollhn parrhsian en pistei th en Cristw Ihsou)
[God in flesh]
14 Tauta soi grafw( elpizwn elqein proj se tacion( 15 ean de bradunw( i`na eidhj
pwj dei en oikw Qeou anastrefesqai( h`tij estin7 ekklhsia Qeou zwntoj( stuloj kai
e`draiwma thj alhqeiaj) 16 Kai( o`mologoumenwj mega estin to thj eusebeiaj musthrion Qeoj
efanerwqh en sarki( edikaiwqh en pneumati( wfqh aggeloij(8 ekhrucqh en eqnesin( episteuqh
en kosmw( anelhfqh en doxh!
[About doctrine]
[Things taught by demons]
4)1 To de Pneuma r`htwj legei o`ti en u`steroij kairoij aposthsontai tinej thj pistewj(
prosecontej pneumasin planoij9 kai didaskaliaij daimoniwn 2en u`pokrisei yeudologwn
kekauthriasmenwn thn idian suneidhsin( 3 kwluontwn gamein( apecesqai brwmatwn a] o` Qeoj
ektisen eij metalhyin meta10 eucaristiaj11 toij pistoij kai epegnwkosi thn alhqeian) 4 ~Oti
pan ktisma Qeou kalon( kai ouden apoblhton meta eucaristiaj lambanomenon( 5 a`giazetai
gar dia logou Qeou kai enteuxewj)
[A good servant of Jesus Christ]
6 Tauta u`potiqemenoj toij adelfoij kaloj12 esh diakonoj Ihsou Cristou(
entrefomenoj toij logoij thj pistewj kai thj kalhj didaskaliaj h-13 parhkolouqhkaj) 7 Touj
de bebhlouj kai grawdeij muqouj paraitou\ gumnaze de seauton proj eusebeian) 8 ~H gar
swmatikh gumnasia proj oligon estin wfelimoj( h` de eusebeia proj panta14 wfelimoj estin(
epaggeliaj ecousa zwhj thj nun kai thj melloushj)
[A trustworthy word]
9 Pistoj o` logoj kai pashj apodochj axioj 10 $eij touto gar kai kopiwmen kai
oneidizomeqa%15 o`ti hlpikamen epi Qew zwnti( o[j estin Swthr pantwn anqrwpwn(1 malista
pistwn)

1
proistamenon || epistamenon 959
2
tij || thj 959
3
oiden || eide 201
4
kalhn ecein || ~ 21 1075
5
anegklhtoi || anegkloitoi 1768
6
nhfaliouj || nhfaleouj [50%] 201
7
estin || 1 h 444
8
aggeloij || aggeloj 18
9
planoij 1876c || planhj [30%] 201,328,394,604,928,959,1247,1249,1855,1876,2080
10
meta || met 959
11
eucaristiaj || eucaristeiaj 1768,18762x
12
kaloj || kalwj 2466
13
h || hj 386
14
panta || pantaj 959
15
oneidizomeqa || oneizomeqa 1892
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[Watch your life and doctrine]

11 Paraggelle tauta kai didaske) 12 Mhdeij sou thj neothtoj katafroneitw( alla
tupoj ginou twn pistwn en logw( en anastrofh( en agaph( en pneumati( en pistei( en
a`gneia) 13 ~Ewj ercomai prosece th anagnwsei( th paraklhsei( th didaskalia) 14 Mh amelei
tou en soi carismatoj( o] edoqh soi dia profhteiaj meta epiqesewj twn ceirwn tou
presbuteriou) 15 Tauta meleta\ en toutoij isqi( i`na sou h` prokoph fanera h=2 en pasin)
16 Epece3 seautw kai th didaskalia\ epimene4 autoij( touto gar poiwn kai seauton swseij
kai touj akouontaj5 sou)
[Relationships]
5)1 Presbuterw mh epiplhxhj( alla parakalei w`j patera(6 newterouj7 w`j adelfouj(
2 presbuteraj w`j mhteraj( newteraj w`j adelfaj( en pash a`gneia)
[Honor true widows]
3 Chraj tima taj ontwj chraj) 4 Ei de tij chra tekna h.8 ekgona9 ecei(
manqanetwsan prwton ton idion oikon eusebein kai amoibaj apodidonai toij progonoij(
touto gar estin apodekton enwpion tou Qeou) 5 ~H de ontwj chra kai memonwmenh10 hlpiken
epi ton Qeon( kai prosmenei11 taij dehsesin kai taij proseucaij nuktoj kai h`meraj) 6 ~H de
spatalwsa zwsa teqnhken)
7 Kai tauta paraggelle( i`na anepilhptoi wsin) 8 Ei de tij twn12 idiwn( kai malista
twn oikeiwn( ou pronoei( thn pistin hrnhtai kai estin apistou ceirwn)
9 Chra katalegesqw mh elatton13 etwn e`xhkonta14 gegonuia( e`noj androj gunh( 10 en
ergoij kaloij marturoumenhei eteknotrofhsen( ei exenodochsen( ei a`giwn podaj eniyen( ei
qlibomenoij ephrkesen( ei panti ergw agaqw ephkolouqhsen)15
[About younger widows]
11 Newteraj de16 chraj paraitou\ o`tan gar katastrhniaswsin tou Cristou( gamein
qelousin(17 12 ecousai krima o`ti thn prwthn pistin hqethsan)18 13 ~Ama de kai( argai
manqanousin(19 periercomenai taj oikiaj\ ou monon de argai( alla kai fluaroi kai
periergoi( lalousai ta mh deonta) 14 Boulomai oun newteraj20 gamein(21 teknogonein(
oikodespotein( mhdemian aformhn didonai tw antikeimenw loidoriaj carin) 15 $Hdh gar
tinej exetraphsan opisw tou Satana)%
16 Ei tij pistoj h. pisth ecei chraj( eparkeitw autaij kai mh bareisqw h` ekklhsia(
i`na taij ontwj chraij eparkesh)

1
anqrwpwn || --- 18,328,1100 (a possible case of homoioteleuton)
2
fanera h || ~ 21 2466
3
epece || prosece 2080
4
epimene || epine 2466 (from one line to the next)
5
akouontaj || akoontaj 201
6
patera || pateraj 959
7
newterouj || neoterouj 1732 (twice)
8
h. || h] 757
9
ekgona || eggona [10%] 328,394,928,959,1247,1249,1855,2587
10
memonwmenh || memonomenh 757
11
prosmenei || prosmenh 959
12
1864 is missing 5:8 2 Tim. 1:12
13
elatton || ellaton 1876
14
etwn exhkonta || ~ 21 1768
15
ephkolouqhsen || epikolouqhsen 1548
16
de || --- 201,1732
17
qelousin || qelwsin 1892
18
hqethsan || hqetisan 1876
19
manqanousin || manqanouse 757
20
newteraj || 1 chraj [15%] 604,1768,2080
21
newteraj gamein 2466c || --- 2466
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[Honor elders]
17 Oi` kalwj proestwtej presbuteroi diplhj timhj axiousqwsan( malista oi`
kopiwntej en logw kai didaskalia)1 18 Legei gar h` Grafh ~~Boun a`lownta2 ou fimwseijVV(
kai ~~Axioj o` ergathj tou misqou autouVV)
19 Kata presbuterou kathgorian mh paradecou ektoj ei mh epi duo h. triwn
marturwn) 20 Touj a`martanontaj enwpion pantwn elegce( i`na kai oi` loipoi fobon ecwsin)
[Watch your step]
21 Diamarturomai enwpion tou Qeou kai Kuriou Ihsou Cristou kai twn eklektwn3
aggelwn i`na tauta fulaxhj cwrij prokrimatoj( mhden poiwn kata prosklisin)4 22 Ceiraj
tacewj mhdeni epitiqei( mhde koinwnei a`martiaij allotriaij) Seauton a`gnon threi)
23 Mhketi u`dropotei( allV oinw oligw crw dia ton stomacon sou kai taj puknaj5
sou asqeneiaj)
24 Tinwn anqrwpwn ai`6 a`martiai prodhloi eisin( proagousai7 eij krisin( tisin de
kai epakolouqousin) 25 ~Wsautwj kai ta kala erga prodhla estin\ kai ta allwj econta
krubhnai8 ou dunantai)
[Slaves honor owners]
9
6)1 ~Osoi eisin u`po zugon douloi touj idiouj despotaj pashj timhj axiouj
h`geisqwsan( i`na mh to onoma10 tou Qeou kai h` didaskalia blasfhmhtai) 2 Oi` de pistouj
econtej11 despotaj mh katafroneitwsan o`ti adelfoi eisin\ alla mallon douleuetwsan( o`ti
pistoi eisin kai agaphtoi oi` thj euergesiaj antilambanomenoi)
[Conclusion to Relationships]
Tauta didaske kai parakalei) 3 Ei tij e`terodidaskalei kai mh prosercetai12
u`giainousin logoij( toij tou Kuriou h`mwn Ihsou Cristou( kai th13 katV eusebeian
didaskalia( 4 tetufwtai( mhden epistamenoj\ alla noswn peri zhthseij kai logomaciaj( ex
w-n ginetai fqonoj( erij( blasfhmiai( u`ponoiai ponhrai( 5 diaparatribai diefqarmenwn
anqrwpwn ton noun kai apesterhmenwn14 thj alhqeiaj( nomizontwn porismon einai thn
eusebeian) Afistaso apo twn toioutwn)
[Concluding considerations]
[Godliness with contentment]
6)6 Estin de porismoj megaj h` eusebeia15 meta autarkeiaj) 7 Ouden gar eishnegkamen16 eij
ton kosmon( dhlon o`ti oude exenegkein ti dunameqa) 8 Econtej17 de diatrofaj kai skepasmata

1
didaskalia || didaskaliai 824 (apparently)
2
a`lownta [30%] 18,201,604,757,824,986,1072,1075,1100,1503,1548,1637,1725,1740,1732,1761,1768,1876,1892,2080,2352,2466
alownta 35,328,386,394,444,959,1247,1249,1855,1865,2587,
ambiguous 204,928,1617,2431,2554,2723 (1864 missing) (The noun equivalent is everywhere spelled with rough breathing; since
collators have generally not registered aspiration, it is hard to know what the witness of the mass of minuscules may be.)
3
eklektwn 204c || --- 204 || ekklektwn 1876
4
prosklisin 18,35alt,201,328,386,394,757alt,824,928,959,1072,1075,1503alt,1725,1761,1855,1876,1892alt,2080alt,2466alt,2554,2587 (1864 missing)
prosklhsin [75%] 35,204,386alt,444,604,757,986,1100,1247,1249,1503,1548,1637,1732,1768,1865,1892,2080,2466,2723 (Although there is an
even split in the MSS, the alternates give a clear advantage to the iota, that also has 1617, 1740, 2352 and 2431, that I spot-
checked.)
5
puknaj || piknaj 1876
6
ai || --- 1892 (homoioarcton)
7
proagousai || proagousin 1247
8
krubhnai || kribhnai 201
9
eisin upo zugon || ~ 231 1892
10
onoma || onomata 18
11
econtej || econtaj 1247
12
prosercetai || proserchtai 604
13
th || --- 1876
14
apesterhmenwn || aperhmenwn 1247
15
eusebeia || eusebia 757
16
eishnegkamen || hsenegkamen 959
17
econtej || econtaj 1892
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toutoij arkesqhsomeqa) 9 Oi` de boulomenoi ploutein empiptousin eij peirasmon kai pagida
kai1 epiqumiaj pollaj anohtouj kai blaberaj( ai`tinej buqizousin touj anqrwpouj eij
oleqron kai apwleian\ 10 r`iza gar pantwn twn kakwn estin h` filarguria\2 h-j tinej
oregomenoi apeplanhqhsan apo thj pistewj kai e`autouj periepeiran odunaij pollaij)
[Lay hold on eternal life]
11 Su de( w anqrwpe tou Qeou( tauta feuge\ diwke de3 dikaiosunhn( eusebeian(
pistin( agaphn( u`pomonhn( praothta) 12 Agwnizou ton kalon agwna thj pistewj\ epilabou
thj aiwniou zwhj eij h]n kai4 eklhqhjkai w`mologhsaj5 thn kalhn o`mologian enwpion
pollwn marturwn) 13 Paraggellw soi enwpion tou Qeou tou zwopoiountoj ta panta( kai
Cristou Ihsou tou marturhsantoj epi6 Pontiou Pilatou thn kalhn o`mologian( 14 thrhsai
se thn entolhn aspilon( anepilhpton mecri thj epifaneiaj tou Kuriou h`mwn Ihsou Cristou(
15 h]n kairoij idioij deixeio` makarioj kai monoj Dunasthj( o` Basileuj twn basileuontwn
kai Kurioj twn kurieuontwn\7 16 o` monoj ecwn aqanasian( fwj oikwn aprositon\ o]n eiden8
oudeij anqrwpwn oude idein dunatai\ w- timh kai kratoj aiwnion) Amhn)
[To the rich]
17 Toij plousioij en tw nun aiwni paraggelle mh u`yhlofronein( mhde hlpikenai epi
ploutou adhlothti allV en tw Qew tw zwnti( tw pareconti h`min panta plousiwj eij
apolausin\ 18 agaqoergein( ploutein en ergoij kaloij( eumetadotouj einai koinwnikouj
19apoqhsaurizontaj e`autoij qemelion kalon eij to mellon(9 i`na epilabwntai10 thj
aiwniou11 zwhj)
[A closing exhortation]
20 W Timoqee( thn paraqhkhn12 fulaxon! Ektrepomenoj taj13 bebhlouj kenofwniaj kai
antiqeseij thj yeudwnumou14 gnwsewj 21h[n tinej epaggellomenoi15 peri thn pistin16
hstochsan)
~H carij meta sou) Amhn)17

1
kai || 1 eij 986
2
filarguria || fularguria 1075,1247,2466
3
de || --- 1247
4
kai || --- [60%] 204
5
wmologhsaj || omologhsaj 1247
6
epi || upo 959
7
1876 omits kai kurioj twn kurieuontwn (homoioteleuton)
8
eiden || oiden 757
9
mellon || melloi 1247
10
epilabwntai || epilabontai 959
11
aiwniou || ainiou 959
12
paraqhkhn 35c || parakataqhkhn [20%] 35,604,1732c,1768,2080
13
taj || de 1 1892
14
yeudwnumou || yeudonumou 959
15
epaggellomenoi || epaggelomenoi 328 (from one line to the next)
16
pistin || pisthn 2466
17
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