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1 Timothy 1

1 Tim. 1:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Paul
Paulos (Greek #3972)
(little; but remotely from a derivative of 3973, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
KJV usage: Paul, Paulus.
Pronounce: pow'-los
Origin: of Latin origin
, an apostle
apostolos (Greek #652)
a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers)
KJV usage: apostle, messenger, he that is sent.
Pronounce: ap-os'-tol-os
Origin: from 649
of Jesus
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
a by
kata (Greek #2596)
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
KJV usage: about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from ... to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), ... by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
Pronounce: kat-ah'
Origin: a primary particle
the commandment
epitage (Greek #2003)
an injunction or decree; by implication, authoritativeness
KJV usage: authority, commandment.
Pronounce: ep-ee-tag-ay'
Origin: from 2004
of God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
our
hemon (Greek #2257)
of (or from) us
KJV usage: our (company), us, we.
Pronounce: hay-mone'
Origin: genitive case plural of 1473
Saviour
soter (Greek #4990)
a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ
KJV usage: saviour.
Pronounce: so-tare'
Origin: from 4982
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
Lord
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
Jesus
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
, which is our
hemon (Greek #2257)
of (or from) us
KJV usage: our (company), us, we.
Pronounce: hay-mone'
Origin: genitive case plural of 1473
hope
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
elpis (Greek #1680)
expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
KJV usage: faith, hope.
Pronounce: el-pece'
Origin: from a primary ἔλπω (to anticipate, usually with pleasure)
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1-4:  Timothy is put in mind of the charge which was given unto him by Paul at his going to Macedonia.
5-10:  Of the right use and end of the law.
11-19:  Of Saint Paul's calling to be an apostle;
20:  and Hymenaeus and Alexander.
an apostle.
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1 Tim. 2:7• 7to which *I* have been appointed a herald and apostle, (I speak the truth, I do not lie,) a teacher of the nations in faith and truth. (1 Tim. 2:7)
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Acts 9:15• 15And the Lord said to him, Go, for this man is an elect vessel to me, to bear my name before both nations and kings and the sons of Israel: (Acts 9:15)
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Acts 26:16‑18• 16but rise up and stand on thy feet; for, for this purpose have I appeared to thee, to appoint thee to be a servant and a witness both of what thou hast seen, and of what I shall appear to thee in,
17taking thee out from among the people, and the nations, to whom *I* send thee,
18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
(Acts 26:16‑18)
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1 Cor. 9:17• 17For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward; but if not of my own will, I am entrusted with an administration. (1 Cor. 9:17)
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Gal. 1:1,11• 1Paul, apostle, not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father who raised him from among the dead,
11But I let you know, brethren, as to the glad tidings which were announced by me, that they are not according to man.
(Gal. 1:1,11)
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2 Tim. 1:11• 11to which *I* have been appointed a herald and apostle and teacher of the nations. (2 Tim. 1:11)
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Titus 1:3• 3but has manifested in its own due season his word, in the proclamation with which *I* have been entrusted, according to the commandment of our Saviour God; (Titus 1:3)
God.
1 Tim. 2:3• 3for this is good and acceptable before our Saviour God, (1 Tim. 2:3)
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1 Tim. 4:10• 10for, for this we labour and suffer reproach, because we hope in a living God, who is preserver of all men, specially of those that believe. (1 Tim. 4:10)
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Psa. 106:21• 21They forgot *God their Saviour, who had done great things in Egypt, (Psa. 106:21)
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Isa. 12:2• 2Behold, *God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid; for Jah, Jehovah, is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation. (Isa. 12:2)
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Isa. 43:3,11• 3For I am Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
11I, I am Jehovah; and besides me there is no saviour.
(Isa. 43:3,11)
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Isa. 45:15,21• 15Verily thou art a *God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. …
21Declare and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath caused this to be heard from ancient time? who hath declared it long ago? Is it not I, Jehovah? And there is no God else beside me; a just *God and a Saviour, there is none besides me.
(Isa. 45:15,21)
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Isa. 49:26• 26And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with new wine. And all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. (Isa. 49:26)
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Isa. 60:16• 16And thou shalt suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. (Isa. 60:16)
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Isa. 63:8• 8And he said, They are indeed my people, children that will not lie; and he became their Saviour. (Isa. 63:8)
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Hos. 13:4• 4Yet I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou hast known no God but me; and there is no saviour besides me. (Hos. 13:4)
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Luke 1:47• 47and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour. (Luke 1:47)
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Luke 2:11• 11for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:11)
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2 Tim. 1:10• 10but has been made manifest now by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has annulled death, and brought to light life and incorruptibility by the glad tidings; (2 Tim. 1:10)
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Titus 1:3• 3but has manifested in its own due season his word, in the proclamation with which *I* have been entrusted, according to the commandment of our Saviour God; (Titus 1:3)
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Titus 2:10,13• 10not robbing their masters, but shewing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the teaching which is of our Saviour God in all things.
13awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
(Titus 2:10,13)
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Titus 3:4,6• 4But when the kindness and love to man of our Saviour God appeared,
6which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
(Titus 3:4,6)
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2 Peter 1:1• 1Simon Peter, bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have received like precious faith with us through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: (2 Peter 1:1)
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1 John 4:14• 14And *we* have seen, and testify, that the Father has sent the Son as Saviour of the world. (1 John 4:14)
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Jude 25• 25to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might, and authority, from before the whole age, and now, and to all the ages. Amen. (Jude 25)
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 "God our Savior," a blessed title of relation to all mankind. Without this, church government ever tends to be dry and narrow. Timothy was to regard God thus that his heart might be kept large and fresh, notwithstanding the details of care for the assembly in general or for individuals. (On 1 Timothy 1:1-4 by W. Kelly)
 He does not say “mercy” to the assemblies, which stand before God as such, in consequence of the mercy shown them, and which (however low their condition might be) are viewed as assemblies according to the nature in which they live by the Spirit, in which there is no question of mercy, because that nature is itself of God. Grace and peace are that which they are to enjoy on the part of God. (1 Timothy 1 by J.N. Darby)
 The Epistles of the Apostle Paul are mainly corrective, being written to meet grave disorders and erroneous teaching that troubled the early Assemblies. There are, however epistles, as for instance the Epistle to the Ephesians and the First Epistle to Timothy, that are mainly instructive, inasmuch as they present the Church in its divine order according to the mind of God. (1 Timothy: Introductory by H. Smith)
 Presenting the behavior consistent with God's House, it follows that practice, rather than doctrine, passes before us in the Epistle. (1 Timothy: Introductory by H. Smith)
 He presents God as the Savior of the world and Christ as the only hope of the soul. (The Charge and Its End: 1 Timothy 1 by H. Smith)
 The First Epistle to Timothy presents the Church of God as the House of God and prescribes its divine order according to the mind of God….In the Second Epistle to Timothy all is changed. The Church, as the House of God, is no longer seen as maintained in order according to God, but as having fallen into disorder through the failure of man. In view of this failure and disorder the Apostle Paul writes to Timothy to encourage, instruct and exhort him in a day of ruin; and, further, to warn him that the evil would continue and increase. (2 Timothy: Introduction by H. Smith)
 {2 Timothy sets} before us the greatness of our resources in God, in Christ and in the Scriptures, in order that we may be sustained in the midst of the evil and walk according to the mind of God in difficult times. (2 Timothy: Introduction by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Paul, apostle of Jesus Christb, according to the command of God our Saviour, and of Christ Jesus our hope,

JND Translation Notes

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Or, according to some authorities, "Christ Jesus."

W. Kelly Translation

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Paul, apostle of Christ Jesusa according to command of God our Saviour and of Christ Jesusb our hope,

WK Translation Notes

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a
The order in many MSS and ancient versions is "Christ Jesus."
b
The omission of the words in italics "which is" supplied in the KJV brings out better the force, "Christ Jesus our hope."