What Does 1 Timothy 4:9 Mean in the King James?
This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The saying’s steadiness and its worth belong together: what holds firm is worthy of being fully received.
THE MEANING
This word stands firm and is worthy of full reception. Its dependability is not meant to remain at a distance; it belongs with welcome.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
This undoes the idea that a dependable word can be admired while kept at arm’s length: the saying is worthy of full reception.
THE ROOT
πιστός
pistos
GROWS FROM
πειθ-
peith-
To persuade or bring to trust; here, reliable, firm, steady.
English “faithful” can suggest loyalty, while πιστός also describes what is dependable and holds firm. Its word family connects that steadiness with trust: the saying can be leaned on.
ALSO GROWS
pistis: trust
πίστις
The same word family links the saying’s reliability with the trust it can bear.
pisteuō: trust, believe
πιστεύω
Trust here grows from something steady enough to rely on.
ἀποδοχή
apodochē
GROWS FROM
δεχ-
dech-
To receive or welcome.
“Acceptation” can sound formal, but the Greek word carries the sense of receiving. The saying is not only recognized as dependable; it is worthy of being welcomed in full.
ALSO GROWS
dechomai: receive, welcome
δέχομαι
This root makes acceptance an act of receiving the saying, not merely noticing it.
apodechomai: accept, welcome
ἀποδέχομαι
The related verb gives “worthy of all acceptation” the feel of a welcome extended fully.
λόγος
logos
GROWS FROM
λεγ-
leg-
To say or speak; λόγος is a spoken word or message.
The KJV says “saying,” while λόγος is also the Greek word for “word.” The phrase presents this as a word with substance, not a passing remark.
ALSO GROWS
legō: say, speak
λέγω
The saying is rooted in the act of speaking a word.
logion: utterance, oracle
λόγιον
This related word shows λόγος can carry the sense of an utterance offered with weight.
THE PATTERN
A true word endures, accomplishes its purpose, and takes effect as it is received.
Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.THE THREAD
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.The same Greek phrase, πιστὸς ὁ λόγος καὶ πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος, appears in both verses: “a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.” Here the repeated words introduce the announcement that follows, showing that this formula marks a word presented as firm and worthy of full reception.
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