1st Timothy Chapter 1 verse 1 Holy Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope;
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Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the order of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope;
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Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ, according to [the] command of God our Saviour, and of Christ Jesus our hope,
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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus our hope;
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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to a command of God our Saviour, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,
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1st Timothy 1 : 1 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1. - Christ Jesus for Jesus Christ, A.V. and T.R.; according to for by, A.V.; Christ Jesus our hope for Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope, A.V. and T.R. For the inscription, comp. Romans 1:1, 5; 1 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Galatians 1:1; Ephesians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; 2 Timothy 1:1; Titus 1:1; in all which St. Paul asserts his apostleship, and ascribes it directly to "the will of God" (comp. Galatians 1:11, 12, etc.). According to the commandment (as Titus 1:3) expresses the same truth, but possibly with a more direct reference to the command, "Separate me Paul and Barnabas," recorded in Acts 13:2. This assertion of his apostolic authority indicates that this is not a private letter to Timothy, but a public Church document for all time. Our hope (comp. Colossians 1:27; Acts 28:20).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(1) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ.--The letter to Timothy, though addressed to a very dear and intimate friend, was sent with a two-fold purpose. It was an affectionate reminder from his old master, "Paul the Aged," to his disciple to be steadfast in the midst of the many perils to which one in the position of Timothy would be exposed in the city of Ephesus; but it was also an official command to resist a powerful school of false teaching which had arisen in the midst of that Ephesian Church over which Timothy was then presiding. So St. Paul prefaces his letter by designating himself an Apostle according to the commandment of God. The commandment especially referred to is to be found in Acts 13:2 : Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.God our Saviour.--This, designation is peculiar to the Pastoral Epistles, but frequently occurs in the Septuagint. It is fitly ascribed to the first Person of the blessed Trinity in reference to His redeeming love in Christ.Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope.--The words "which is," printed in italics in the English version, are better left out: Jesus Christ, our hope. As St. Paul felt the end of his course approaching, he loved to dwell on the thought of Jesus--to whom, during so many weary years, he had longed to depart and be with--as his hope, his one glorious hope. The same expression is found in the Epistles of Ignatius.
