1 Timothy 1:15-17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Timothy 1:17

1 Timothy 1:17. Now unto the King, &c. A consideration of the great mercy which God had shown him, in not only pardoning him when he was involved in such great guilt, but in making him an example for the comfort of future penitents, causes him to break forth in a rapture of praise and thanksgiving; eternal Whose existence had no beginning, and shall have no end; immortal Or incorruptible, as αφθαρτω also signifies; it is however rightly translated immortal, because what is... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 1:12-20

Reminders from past experiences (1:12-20)As soon as Paul mentions the gospel, he is reminded of the power and grace of God that he has experienced in his own life. God changed Paul, and turned the greatest of sinners into his special representative to take the gospel to the Gentiles. If God can do that, there must be no limit to his mercy, grace and love (12-15). No person is beyond hope. Christ’s patience in dealing with the persecutor Paul should be an assurance to others that he will be... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 1:15

saying. App-121 . This is the first of five "faithful sayings" in the Pastoral Epistles. Compare 1Ti 3:1 ; 1 Timothy 4:9 . 2 Timothy 2:11 , Titus 3:8 , Compare Revelation 21:5 ; Revelation 22:6 . acceptation . Greek. apodoche . Only here and 1 Timothy 4:9 . world. App-129 . chief. Greek. protos . Here "foremost", i.e. first in position. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 1:16

for this cause = on account of ( App-104 . 1 Timothy 1:2 ) this. first . See "chief", 1 Timothy 1:16 . for. App-104 . pattern . Greek. hupotuposis . Only here and a Tim. 1 Timothy 1:13 . to = of. should hereafter = are about to. believe on . App-150 to. App-104 . life. App-110 . everlasting. App-161 . Paul was converted through the visible appearance of the Lord from heaven, Others will be (Zechariah 12:10 ). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 1:17

King eternal = King of the ages ( App-151 .) The some expression Occurs in the Greek text of Tobit 13.6, 10, and the "God of the ages", Thes ton anionon , in Ecc 36:17 . Compare Isaiah 9:6 . Jeremiah 10:10 . immortal. Greek. aphtharlos . See Romans 1:23 . Compare, 1 Timothy 6:16 . invisible . Greek. aorates . See Romans 1:20 . Compare 1 Timothy 6:16 . Exodus 33:20 . John 1:18 . Colossians 1:15 , Hebrews 11:27 . wise. The texts omit, the word having crept in from Romans 16:27 . honour... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 1:15

Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:Faithful is the saying... There are five of these expressions in this group of letters, the other four being: 1 Timothy 3:1; 4:9; 2 Timothy 2:11, and Titus 3:8. "These axiomatic truths of Christian faith would be easily memorized; and, being frequently repeated, they soon became almost proverbial in the early church."[34]Despite the above, however, it is precarious to... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 1:16

might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for an ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life.Paul's argument here is that by pardoning the chief of the band of brigands, Jesus Christ had, by implication, extended an invitation to receive forgiveness to all the lesser sinners who made up the company!For an ensample ... That the blessed apostle does not here overestimate the significance of his conversion is discernible throughout history. Paul's... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 1:17

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.This grand doxology is not addressed to "the Father," but to God in his compound unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It has been called "a grand testimony to the monotheism of St. Paul ... to this Eternal, Incorruptible One be glory and honor unto the ages of the ages."[37]For ever and ever ... This is "the ages of the ages" in the Greek; but all superstitions to the effect that Gnosticism... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 1:15

1 Timothy 1:15. Of whom I am chief.— As distance diminishes objects to the sight, and nearness magnifies them, so to holy men their own faults appear greater than those of others; and truth is not injured by expressions which humility suggests, because they speak their real sentiments. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 1:17

1 Timothy 1:17. Unto the king eternal, &c.— It has been thought that in giving such titles to the true God here, St. Paul, among various other reasons, might possibly glance at the absurdity of idolatrous Ephesus, in worshipping such a visible corruptible image as that of Diana. The apostle therefore plainly intimated, that God is God alone, and there is none besides him. read more

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