1 Timothy 6:15
13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:
14 Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,
which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
16 He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
17 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
- KJV
- Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
- WEB
- which at the right time he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords.
- ASV
- which in its own times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
- DARBY
- which in its own time the blessed and only Ruler shall shew, the King of those that reign, and Lord of those that exercise lordship;
- BLB
- which He will show in [His] own times, the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of those being kings and the Lord of those being lords,
- ÅB
- som den Salige og alene Mektige skal vise oss i sin tid, han som er kongenes konge og herrenes herre,
- OTB
- som Han vil åpenbare til den fastsatte tid—Han som er den velsignede og eneste Suverene, kongenes Konge og herrenes Herre,
- B1930
- som den Salige og alene Mektige skal vise oss i sin tid, han som er kongenes konge og herrenes herre,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 19:16
And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Read in contextRevelation 17:14
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
Read in context1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Read in contextPsalms 47:2
How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
Read in contextJeremiah 10:10
But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
Read in context1 Timothy 1:11
that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
Read in contextDaniel 2:44–47
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
Read in contextPsalms 83:18
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
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