KJV King James Version
Unto Timothy, [my] own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Timothy 1:2
Unto Timothy, [my] own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
WEB World English Bible
to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
ASV American Standard Version
unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
to Timotheus—genuine child in faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord,
Surrounding context — 1 Timothy 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, [which is] our hope;
2 Unto Timothy, [my] own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
3 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: [so do].
5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned:
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΤιμοθέῳG5095 · TimotheosTimothyγνησίῳG1103 · gnēsiosgenuineτέκνῳG5043 · teknonchildἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongπίστει·G4102 · pistisfaithχάρις,G5485 · charisgraceἔλεος,G1656 · eleosmercyεἰρήνηG1515 · eirēnēpeaceἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromθεοῦG2316 · theosGodπατρὸςG3962 · patērfatherκαὶG2532 · kaiandΧριστοῦG5547 · ChristosChristἸησοῦG2424 · IēsousJesusτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκυρίουG2962 · kurioslord: Godἡμῶν.¶G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Titus 1:4To Titus, [mine] own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.2 Timothy 1:2To Timothy, [my] dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.1 Corinthians 4:14-17I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn [you].Philippians 2:19-22But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.Acts 16:1-3Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father [was] a Greek:Romans 1:7To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.2 Timothy 2:1Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.1 Peter 1:2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.1 Timothy 1:18This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;Galatians 1:3Grace [be] to you and peace from God the Father, and [from] our Lord Jesus Christ,1 Thessalonians 3:2And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
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