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1 Timothy 1:16 — King James Version← Study notes

Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.


1 Timothy 1:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 1:1624 words
GreekMeaning
ἀλλὰalla
ButwordG235
διὰdia
because ofprepositionG1223
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἠλεήθηνēleēthēn
I was shown mercyverbG1653
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἐμοὶemoi
me myselfpronounG1473
πρώτῳprōtō
the foremostadjectiveG4413
ἐνδείξηταιendeixētai
may displayverbG1731
ΧριστὸςChristos
ChristnounG5547
ἸησοῦςIēsous
JesusnounG2424
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἅπασανhapasan
all (things), every (one), wholeadjectiveG537
μακροθυμίανmakrothymian
patiencenounG3115
πρὸςpros
asprepositionG4314
ὑποτύπωσινhypotypōsin
a patternnounG5296
τῶνtōn
for thosearticleG3588
μελλόντωνmellontōn
being aboutverbG3195
πιστεύεινpisteuein
to believeverbG4100
ἐπ’ep’
onprepositionG1909
αὐτῷautō
HimpronounG846
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
ζωὴνzōēn
lifenounG2222
αἰώνιονaiōnion
eternaladjectiveG166
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 1:16

The favors of God so far exceed human hope and expectation, that often they are not believed. For God has bestowed upon us such things as the mind of man never looked for, never thought of. It is for this reason that the Apostles spend much discourse in securing a belief of the gifts that are granted us of God. For as men, upon receiving some great good, ask themselves if it is not a dream, as not believing it; so it is with respect to the gifts of God. What then was it that…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 4 on First Timothy
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