11 translations · Greek
1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 1:17 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- KJV King James Version
- Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, [is] honor and glory through the ages of the ages! Amen.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Honor and glory forever and ever to the eternal King, the immortal, invisible, and only God! Amen.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, [is] honour and glory — to the ages of the ages! Amen.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Now to the King of the ages, [the] incorruptible, invisible, only God, honour and glory to the ages of ages. Amen.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, God the only wise, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Now to the king of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Τῷ | Tō | to | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δὲ | de | Now | G1161 δέ then |
| Βασιλεῖ | Basilei | [the] King | G935 βασιλεύς king |
| τῶν | tōn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αἰώνων | aiōnōn | eternal | G165 αἰών an age: age |
| ἀφθάρτῳ | aphthartō | immortal | G862 ἄφθαρτος incorruptible |
| ἀοράτῳ | aoratō | [and] invisible | G517 ἀόρατος invisible |
| μόνῳ | monō | [the] only | G3441 μόνος alone |
| Θεῷ | Theō | God | G2316 θεός God |
| τιμὴ | timē | [be] honor | G5092 τιμή honor |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| δόξα | doxa | glory | G1391 δόξα glory |
| εἰς | eis | — | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τοὺς | tous | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αἰῶνας | aiōnas | forever | G165 αἰών an age: age |
| τῶν | tōn | [and] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αἰώνων | aiōnōn | ever | G165 αἰών an age: age |
| ἀμήν | amēn | Amen | G281 ἀμήν amen |
Related verses
- Ephesians 3:20–21
Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
- Jude 1:25
to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.
- 1 Timothy 6:15–16
which in its own times he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.
- Revelation 17:14
These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with him are called chosen and faithful.”
- Revelation 19:1
After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God:
- 1 Chronicles 29:11
Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as head above all.
- Colossians 1:15
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
- Psalm 45:6
Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
- Revelation 19:16
He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
- Psalm 10:16
Yahweh is King forever and ever! The nations will perish out of his land.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
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.
18 This instruction I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare;
19 holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;
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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