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1 Timothy 1:15

This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.

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ASV

Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:

KJV

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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΠιστὸςPistosTrustworthy [is]G4103 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
λόγοςlogossayingG3056 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πάσηςpasēsof fullG3956 →
ἀποδοχῆςapodochēsacceptanceG594 →
ἄξιοςaxiosworthyG514 →
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
ΧριστὸςChristosChristG5547 →
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424 →
ἦλθενēlthencameG2064 →
εἰςeisintoG1519 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
κόσμονkosmonworldG2889 →
ἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōloussinnersG268 →
σῶσαι,sōsaito save,G4982 →
ὧνhōnof whomG3739 →
πρῶτόςprōtos[the] foremostG4413 →
εἰμιeimiamG1510 →
ἐγώ·egōI myself;G1473 →

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John 10:10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.Mark 2:17On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.Luke 19:10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”John 3:16–17For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.John 12:47As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.John 1:12But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—Luke 5:32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”Luke 15:1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.Luke 18:13But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’Romans 5:8–10But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.Matthew 9:13But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”1 Timothy 1:13I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”1 John 4:9–10This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.1 John 3:5But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.1 Timothy 4:9This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance.

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