11 translations · Greek
1 Timothy 1:15
The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
1 Timothy 1:15 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
- KJV King James Version
- This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- The word [is] steadfast, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am first;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- You can trust this saying that everyone should accept: “Christ Jesus came to this world to save sinners,” and I'm the worst of them.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- stedfast [is] the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners — first of whom I am;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Faithful [is] the word, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am [the] first.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- A faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Πιστὸς | Pistos | [This is a] trustworthy | G4103 πιστός faithful |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| λόγος | logos | saying | G3056 λόγος word |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| πάσης | pasēs | of full | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ἀποδοχῆς | apodochēs | acceptance | G594 ἀποδοχή acceptance |
| ἄξιος | axios | worthy | G514 ἄξιος worthy |
| ὅτι | hoti | — | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| Χριστὸς | Christos | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| ἦλθεν | ēlthen | came | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| κόσμον | kosmon | world | G2889 κόσμος world |
| ἁμαρτωλοὺς | hamartōlous | sinners | G268 ἁμαρτωλός sinful |
| σῶσαι | sōsai | to save | G4982 σῴζω to save |
| ὧν | hōn | of whom | G3739 ὅς which |
| πρῶτός | prōtos | [the] worst | G4413 πρῶτος first |
| εἰμι | eimi | am | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἐγώ | egō | I | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
Related verses
- Mark 2:17
When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
- Luke 19:10
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”
- John 3:16–17
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
- John 12:47
If anyone listens to my sayings, and doesn’t believe, I don’t judge him. For I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
- John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
- Luke 5:32
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
- Romans 5:8–10
But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him. For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we will be saved by his life.
- Matthew 9:13
But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
- Matthew 20:28
even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
- 1 Timothy 1:13
although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
13 although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
14 The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
15 The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
16 However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.
17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Read all of 1 Timothy 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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