1 Timothy 1:14

Contextual Overview

¹²I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service. ¹² I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service. ¹² I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service, ¹²I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He regarded me faithful, putting me into service, ¹²I'm thankful Jesus chose me to ride for his brand. He has made me strong and trustworthy in the duties he's appointed me. ¹² I give praise to him who gave me power, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he took me to be true, making me his servant, ¹² [And] I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me power, that he has counted me faithful, appointing to ministry him ¹² I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry— ¹² And I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus, our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service; ¹² And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, in that he accounted me faithful,

Bible Verse Review
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the grace: Acts 15:11, Romans 16:20, 2 Corinthians 8:9, 2 Corinthians 13:14, Revelation 22:21

exceeding: Exodus 34:6, Isaiah 55:6, Isaiah 55:7, Romans 5:15-20, 1 Corinthians 15:10, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 1:8, 1 Peter 1:3

with: Luke 7:47-50, 1 Thessalonians 5:8, 2 Timothy 1:13, 1 John 4:10

Reciprocal: Genesis 19:19 - and thou Psalms 111:4 - gracious Psalms 116:5 - Gracious Isaiah 63:7 - according to his Matthew 20:9 - they received Luke 22:65 - blasphemously John 1:14 - full John 6:65 - that no John 20:27 - Reach hither thy finger Acts 9:6 - Arise Romans 5:17 - abundance Romans 12:3 - I say 1 Corinthians 1:4 - the grace 1 Corinthians 15:9 - because 2 Corinthians 9:14 - the exceeding 2 Corinthians 12:9 - My grace Galatians 1:6 - the grace Ephesians 1:6 - praise Ephesians 1:15 - faith Ephesians 2:4 - who Ephesians 3:7 - according Ephesians 3:18 - able Ephesians 3:20 - exceeding Ephesians 6:23 - and love 2 Timothy 2:10 - obtain Titus 2:11 - the grace 2 John 1:3 - in truth

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginnyng GOD created ye heauen and the earth.

Genesis 1:1
God created the sky and the earth. At first,

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1
In the bigynnyng God made of nouyt heuene and erthe.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the Heauen, and the Earth.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant,.... That is, the love of Jehovah the Father; so the Ethiopic version reads, "the grace of God"; of God the Father, since he is distinguished in the text from Jesus Christ. God is abundant in grace and goodness; he is rich and plenteous in mercy; there is an overflow of love in his heart to his chosen people, and in conversion it flows out, and abounds and superabounds; see Romans 5:20

with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus; these are the effects of the love and favour of God displayed in conversion, or which the grace of God brings along with it, and implants in the soul at that time, as it did in the apostle; for by "faith" is not meant the faithfulness of God to his Son, and to his covenant, oath, and promise, which now began visibly to be made good; nor the faith of the Gospel committed to the apostle's trust, which was an high favour; but the grace of faith, which is a pure gift of God, and a distinguishing instance of his grace; for all men have it not, only his elect; and is a most precious and excellent grace, and of great use and importance: it receives every blessing from Christ, and gives him all the glory; through it much peace, joy, and comfort are enjoyed here, and with it is connected eternal life and salvation hereafter: and by "love" also is meant, not the love with which God loves his people, for that is designed by the grace of our Lord, though there is a very great display of that in conversion, which is a time of love; but the internal grace of love, even love to God, to Christ, and to his people, which the apostle was before destitute of; but now instead of unbelief he had faith, and instead of rage and madness against Christ, and the saints, his soul was filled with love to both. The Arabic version reads, "with my faith, and my love". The phrase, "which is in Christ Jesus", denotes either that the spring of these graces is in Christ, and that they come from him, in whom all fulness dwells; or that he is the object of them, in which they centre, and on whom they are exercised, and particularly that love to the saints was shown for his sake.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant - That is, in his conversion under these circumstances and in the aid which was afterward imparted to him in his work.

With faith and love which is in Christ Jesus - Accompanied with the exercise of faith and love; or producing faith and love. The grace which was imparted to him was seen in the faith and love which it produced; see the notes, 1 Corinthians 15:10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 14. The grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant — The original is very emphatic, that grace of our Lord, υπερεπλεονασε, hath superabounded - it manifested itself in a way of extraordinary mercy.

With faith and love — Not only pardoning such offences, but leading me to the full experimental knowledge of Christianity; of that faith and love which are essential to it; and giving me authority to proclaim it to mankind.