1 Timothy 1:14
in 1 Timothy 1And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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ASV
and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
KJV
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
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This verse in 1 Timothy 1
Commentary
12 notes on this verseAnd the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant,.... That is, the love of Jehovah the Father; so the Ethiopic version reads, "the grace of God"; of God the Father, since he is distinguished in the text from Jesus Christ.
This site's exposition
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord
on 1 Timothy 1:12-14
Paul was once a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man, yet Christ Jesus considered him faithful and appointed him to service. Where the sin was greatest, the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
This site's exposition
overflowed to me
Clarke notes that the verb means grace superabounded, running past the measure of the sin. Wesley sets each gift against the old life of verse 13. Faith replaced unbelief, and love replaced the blasphemy and violence of the persecutor.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
And the grace of our Lord overflowed exceedingly with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. the grace of our Lord overflowed exceedingly. For not only, he says, did He leave unpunished one deserving of punishment, but He also justified him, and made him …
"And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." This is added, lest hearing that he obtained mercy, we should understand by it only, that being deserving of punishment, as a persecutor and blasphemer, nevertheless he was not punished. But mercy was not confined to this, that punishment was not inflicted; many other great favors are implied by it. For not only has God released us from the impending punishment, but He has made us "righteous" too, and "sons," and "brethren," and "heirs," and "joint-heirs." Therefore it is he says, that "grace was exceeding abundant." For the gifts bestowed were beyond mercy, since they are not such as would come of mercy only, but of affection and excessive love.
Having thus enlarged upon the love of God which, not content with showing mercy to a blasphemer and persecutor, conferred upon him other blessings in abundance, he has guarded against that error of the unbelievers which takes away free will, by adding, "with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." Thus much only, he says, did we contribute. We have believed that He is able to save us.
The Medieval Church2 voices
Having said much and great things about the love of Christ for mankind, about how He showed mercy to him who was worthy of the most terrible punishment, he now says that He not only granted this, but also deemed him worthy of adoption, made …
In regard to the second he says, now the grace of our Lord has abounded exceedingly: and where sin abounded, grace did more abound (Rom 5:20); with faith and love. For he produced the effect of faith through the active love which is in Christ …
4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And the grace - Whereby I obtained mercy. Was exceeding abundant with faith - Opposite to my preceding unbelief. And love - Opposite to my blasphemy, persecution, and oppression.
The conversion and salvation of great sinners are owing to the grace of Christ, his exceedingly abundant grace, even that grace of Christ which appears in his glorious gospel (
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
The grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant - The original is very emphatic, that grace of our Lord, ὑπερεπλεονασε, hath superabounded - it manifested itself in a way of extraordinary mercy. With faith and love - Not only pardoning such offenses, but leading me to the full experimental knowledge of Christianity; of that faith and love which are essential to it; and giving me authority to proclaim it to mankind.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant - That is, in his conversion under these circumstances and in the aid which was afterward imparted to him in his work. With faith and love which is in Christ Jesus - Accompanied with the exercise of faith and love; or producing faith and love. The grace which was imparted to him was seen in the faith and love which it produced; see the notes, 1Co 15:10.
The words behind it
15 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὑπερεπλεόνασεν | huperepleonasen | Surpassingly increased | G5250 → | |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| ἡ | he | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| χάρις | charis | grace | G5485 → | 153 times |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| κυρίου | kuriou | Lord | G2962 → | 711 times |
| ἡμῶν | hemon | of us | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| μετὰ | meta | with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| πίστεως | pisteos | [the] faith | G4102 → | 242 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἀγάπης | agapes | love | G26 → | 114 times |
| τῆς | tes | that [are] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| Χριστῷ | christo | Christ | G5547 → | 523 times |
| Ἰησοῦ.¶ | iesou | Jesus. | G2424 → | 908 times |
ὑπερεπλεόνασενSurpassingly increased
huperepleonasenG5250 →
δὲthen
deG1161 →2765 times
ἡthe
heG3588 →19766 times
χάριςgrace
charisG5485 →153 times
τοῦof the
touG3588 →19766 times
κυρίουLord
kuriouG2962 →711 times
ἡμῶνof us
hemonG3165 →1936 times
μετὰwith
metaG3326 →461 times
πίστεως[the] faith
pisteosG4102 →242 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἀγάπηςlove
agapesG26 →114 times
τῆςthat [are]
tesG3588 →19766 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
ΧριστῷChrist
christoG5547 →523 times
Ἰησοῦ.¶Jesus.
iesouG2424 →908 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
it leads to
- 1 Peter 1:23
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
- 1 John 5:4
because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
- Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Titus 3:4–6
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
- Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
- 1 Peter 1:23
Through
1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of…
it leads to
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
- 2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
- Philippians 4:13
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Calvin, Commentary on 1 Timothy; John Chrysostom, Homily on 1 Timothy 3; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, COMMENTARY ON 1 TIMOTHY; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 1 Timothy and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on 1 Timothy.