1 Timothy 1:17 BSB — MannaFest

1 Timothy 1:17

Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

BSB

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ASV

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

KJV

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Against the Pelagians 3.12 (420)

But if you think that God is seen by those who are pure in heart in this world, why did Moses, who had previously said, "I have seen the Lord face to face, and my life is preserved," afterwards plead that he might see him distinctly? And because he said that he had seen God, the Lord told him, "You cannot not see my face. For no one shall see my face and live." For this reason also the apostle calls him the only invisible God, who dwells in light unapproachable, whom no man has seen nor can see.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Now unto the King eternal,.... This doxology, or ascription of glory to God, on account of the grace bestowed upon the apostle, may be considered, either as referring to all the three divine Persons, Father, Son, and Spirit, who are the one and only God; and to whom all the attributes of wisdom, power, eternity, immortality, or incorruptibleness, and invisibility, belong; and who are jointly concerned in the grace bestowed upon any of the sons of men.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Now unto the king eternal - This ascription of praise is offered to God in view of the mercy which he had shown to so great a sinner. It is the outbreak of that grateful emotion which swelled his bosom, and which would not be denied expression, when Paul recalled his former life and the mercy of God to his soul. It somewhat interrupts indeed the train of his remarks, but the heart was so full that it demanded utterance.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

"The only Potentate" (1Ti 6:15; Joh 5:44). for ever, &c.--See note, above. The thought of eternity (terrible as it is to unbelievers) is delightful to those assured of grace (1Ti 1:16) [BENGEL].

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Τῷ	Tō	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
βασιλεῖ	basilei	to the King	G935 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
αἰώνων,	aiōnōn	ages,	G165 →
ἀφθάρτῳ	aphthartō	[the] immortal	G862 →
ἀοράτῳ	aoratō	invisible	G517 →
μόνῳ	monō	only	G3441 →
θεῷ,	theō	God,	G2316 →
τιμὴ	timē	[be] honor	G5092 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
δόξα	doxa	glory	G1391 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
αἰῶνας	aiōnas	ages	G165 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
αἰώνων,	aiōnōn	ages,	G165 →
ἀμήν.¶	amēn	Amen.	G281 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 17:14
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen…
leads to
- Romans 8:30
  And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
- 1 Timothy 6:15
  which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
Through
Revelation 19:1
After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
leads to
- Revelation 7:10–12
  And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
- Revelation 11:15
  Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign…
- 1 Chronicles 29:11
  Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom,…
- Matthew 6:13
  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- Revelation 5:9–13
  And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
Through
Jude 1:25
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
leads to
- Revelation 5:13–14
  And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to…

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Timothy

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Timothy