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1 Timothy 1:2 — King James Version← Study notes

Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.


1 Timothy 1:2Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 1:217 words
GreekMeaning
ΤιμοθέῳTimotheō
To TimothynounG5095
γνησίῳgnēsiō
my trueadjectiveG1103
τέκνῳteknō
childnounG5043
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
πίστειpistei
the faithnounG4102
χάριςcharis
GracenounG5485
ἔλεοςeleos
mercynounG1656
εἰρήνηeirēnē
and peacenounG1515
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
πατρὸςpatros
the FathernounG3962
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ΧριστοῦChristou
ChristnounG5547
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
κυρίουkyriou
LordnounG2962
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 1:2

Great and admirable is the dignity of an Apostle, and we find Paul constantly setting forth the causes of it, not as if he took the honor to himself, but as entrusted with it, and being under the necessity of so doing. For when he speaks of himself as “called,” and that “by the will of God,” and again elsewhere, “a necessity is laid upon me” 1 Corinthians 9:16, and when he says, “for this I was separated,” by these expressions all idea of arrogance and ambition is removed.…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 1 on First Timothy
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