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1 Timothy 1:13 — King James Version← Study notes

Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.


1 Timothy 1:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 1:1315 words
GreekMeaning
τὸto
thearticleG3588
πρότερονproteron
formeradjectiveG4387
ὄνταonta
beingverbG1510
βλάσφημονblasphēmon
a blasphemeradjectiveG989
καὶkai
andwordG2532
διώκτηνdiōktēn
a persecutornounG1376
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ὑβριστήνhybristēn
insolentnounG5197
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
ἠλεήθηνēleēthēn
formerlyverbG4386
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
ἀγνοῶνagnoōn
being ignorantverbG50
ἐποίησαepoiēsa
I did itverbG4160
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἀπιστίᾳapistia
unbeliefnounG570
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 1:13

The advantages arising from humility are generally acknowledged, and yet it is a thing not easily to be met with. There is affectation of humble talking enough and to spare, but humbleness of mind is nowhere to be found. This quality was so cultivated by the blessed Paul, that he is ever looking out for inducements to be humble. They who are conscious to themselves of great merits must struggle much with themselves if they would be humble. And he too was one likely to be…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 3 on First Timothy
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