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1 Tim. 1:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christa by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hopec;

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Acts 9:15• ¹⁵But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: (Acts 9:15)

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Col. 1:27• ²⁷To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: (Col. 1:27)

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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.

Rom. 1:1• ¹Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, (Rom. 1:1)

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1 Cor. 1:1• ¹Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, (1 Cor. 1:1)

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1 Tim. 2:7• ⁷Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. (1 Tim. 2:7)

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Acts 9:15• ¹⁵But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: (Acts 9:15)

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Acts 26:16‑18• ¹⁶But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
¹⁷Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
¹⁸To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. (Acts 26:16‑18)

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1 Cor. 9:17• ¹⁷For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. (1 Cor. 9:17)

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Gal. 1:1,11• ¹Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
¹¹But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. (Gal. 1:1,11)

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2 Tim. 1:11• ¹¹Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. (2 Tim. 1:11)

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Titus 1:3• ³But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; (Titus 1:3)

God.

1 Tim. 2:3• ³For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; (1 Tim. 2:3)

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1 Tim. 4:10• ¹⁰For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. (1 Tim. 4:10)

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Psa. 106:21• ²¹They forgat God their saviour, which 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 the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. (Isa. 12:2)

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Isa. 43:3,11• ³For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
¹¹I, even I, am the Lord; and beside 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.
²¹Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside 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 sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. (Isa. 49:26)

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Isa. 60:16• ¹⁶Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. (Isa. 60:16)

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Isa. 63:8• ⁸For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. (Isa. 63:8)

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Hos. 13:4• ⁴Yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me. (Hos. 13:4)

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Luke 1:47• ⁴⁷And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. (Luke 1:47)

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Luke 2:11• ¹¹For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:11)

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2 Tim. 1:10• ¹⁰But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: (2 Tim. 1:10)

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Titus 1:3• ³But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; (Titus 1:3)

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Titus 2:10,13• ¹⁰Not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
¹³Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:10,13)

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Titus 3:4,6• ⁴But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
⁶Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; (Titus 3:4,6)

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2 Peter 1:1• ¹Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: (2 Peter 1:1)

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1 John 4:14• ¹⁴And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. (1 John 4:14)

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Jude 25• ²⁵To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. (Jude 25)

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Rom. 15:12‑13• ¹²And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
¹³Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. (Rom. 15:12‑13)

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Col. 1:27• ²⁷To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: (Col. 1:27)

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2 Thess. 2:16• ¹⁶Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, (2 Thess. 2:16)

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1 Peter 1:3,21• ³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
²¹Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. (1 Peter 1:3,21)

• "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 ApostlePaul 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."

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The omission of the words in italics "which is" supplied in the KJV brings out better the force, "Christ Jesus our hope."