1 Timothy 1:1
New International Version
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

New Living Translation
This letter is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, appointed by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus, who gives us hope.

English Standard Version
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

Berean Standard Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

Berean Literal Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, according to the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

King James Bible
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

New King James Version
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope,

New American Standard Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope,

NASB 1995
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope,

NASB 1977
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope;

Legacy Standard Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, our hope,

Amplified Bible
Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus by the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed) our Hope [the fulfillment of our salvation],

Christian Standard Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope:

American Standard Version
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Paulus, an Apostle of Yeshua The Messiah, by the commandment of God Our Lifegiver, and of The Messiah Yeshua, our hope,

Contemporary English Version
From Paul. God our Savior and Christ Jesus commanded me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, who gives us hope.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus our hope:

English Revised Version
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our confidence.

Good News Translation
From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by order of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope--

International Standard Version
From: Paul, an apostle of the Messiah Jesus, by the command of God our Savior and the Messiah Jesus, our hope.

Literal Standard Version
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to a command of God our Savior, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

Majority Standard Bible
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the command of God our Savior and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

New American Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

NET Bible
From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

New Revised Standard Version
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

New Heart English Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus our hope;

Webster's Bible Translation
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, who is our hope;

Weymouth New Testament
Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope:

World English Bible
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

Young's Literal Translation
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to a command of God our Saviour, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Paul's Greeting to Timothy
1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, 2To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.…

Cross References
Luke 1:47
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!

2 Corinthians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:

Colossians 1:27
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

1 Timothy 1:12
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.

1 Timothy 2:3
This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,

Titus 1:3
In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.

Titus 2:13
as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.


Treasury of Scripture

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

an apostle.

Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

1 Corinthians 1:1
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

by.

1 Timothy 2:7
Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

Acts 9:15
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

Acts 26:16-18
But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; …

God.

1 Timothy 2:3
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

1 Timothy 4:10
For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

Psalm 106:21
They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

is.

Romans 15:12,13
And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust…

Colossians 1:27
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

2 Thessalonians 2:16
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

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1 Timothy 1
1. Paul declares Timothy is faithful to the charge which was given him at his going to Macedonia.
5. The right use and end of the law.
11. Paul's calling to be an apostle;
20. and the disobedience or Hymenaeus and Alexander.














(1) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ.--The letter to Timothy, though addressed to a very dear and intimate friend, was sent with a two-fold purpose. It was an affectionate reminder from his old master, "Paul the Aged," to his disciple to be steadfast in the midst of the many perils to which one in the position of Timothy would be exposed in the city of Ephesus; but it was also an official command to resist a powerful school of false teaching which had arisen in the midst of that Ephesian Church over which Timothy was then presiding. So St. Paul prefaces his letter by designating himself an Apostle according to the commandment of God. The commandment especially referred to is to be found in Acts 13:2 : Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

God our Saviour.--This, designation is peculiar to the Pastoral Epistles, but frequently occurs in the Septuagint. It is fitly ascribed to the first Person of the blessed Trinity in reference to His redeeming love in Christ.

Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope.--The words "which is," printed in italics in the English version, are better left out: Jesus Christ, our hope. As St. Paul felt the end of his course approaching, he loved to dwell on the thought of Jesus--to whom, during so many weary years, he had longed to depart and be with--as his hope, his one glorious hope. The same expression is found in the Epistles of Ignatius.

Verse 1. - Christ Jesus for Jesus Christ, A.V. and T.R.; according to for by, A.V.; Christ Jesus our hope for Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope, A.V. and T.R. For the inscription, comp. Romans 1:1, 5; 1 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Galatians 1:1; Ephesians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; 2 Timothy 1:1; Titus 1:1; in all which St. Paul asserts his apostleship, and ascribes it directly to "the will of God" (comp. Galatians 1:11, 12, etc.). According to the commandment (as Titus 1:3) expresses the same truth, but possibly with a more direct reference to the command, "Separate me Paul and Barnabas," recorded in Acts 13:2. This assertion of his apostolic authority indicates that this is not a private letter to Timothy, but a public Church document for all time. Our hope (comp. Colossians 1:27; Acts 28:20).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Paul,
Παῦλος (Paulos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

an apostle
ἀπόστολος (apostolos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 652: From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ.

of Christ
Χριστοῦ (Christou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

by
κατ’ (kat’)
Preposition
Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

[the] command
ἐπιταγὴν (epitagēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2003: Instruction, command, order, authority. From epitasso; an injunction or decree; by implication, authoritativeness.

of God
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

Savior
Σωτῆρος (Sōtēros)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 4990: A savior, deliverer, preserver. From sozo; a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

of Christ
Χριστοῦ (Christou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

hope,
ἐλπίδος (elpidos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1680: Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence.


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