1 Timothy 1:2

1 Timothy 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)To Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

Context of 1 Timothy 1:2

1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. 3As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, 4Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

1 Timothy 1:2 word by word

Τιμοθέῳ γνησίῳ τέκνῳ ἐν πίστει· χάρις, ἔλεος, εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν.¶Read the interlinear

• Unto TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheos · TimothyG5095
• ownγνήσιοςgnēsios · genuineG1103
• sonτέκνονteknon · childG5043
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• Graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• mercyἔλεοςeleos · mercyG1656
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 1:2

• Acts 16:1Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
• 1 Thessalonians 3:2And sent Timothy, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
• 1 Timothy 1:18This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
• 1 Corinthians 4:14I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
• Philippians 2:19But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.
• 2 Timothy 1:2To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 2 Timothy 2:1Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
• Romans 1:7To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Galatians 1:3Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
• 1 Peter 1:2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2My own son in the faith - Brought to salvation through Christ by my ministry alone. Probably the apostle speaks here according to this Jewish maxim: ילרו כאלו הכתוב עליו מעלה תורה תכירו בן המלמר כל He who teaches the law to his neighbour's son is considered by the Scripture as if he had begotten him; Sanhedrin, fol. xix. 2. And they quote Numbers 3:1, as proving it: These are the generations of Aaron and Moses - and these are the names of the sons of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Unto Timothy - For an account of Timothy, see Intro. Section 1. My own son in the faith - Converted to the Christian faith by my instrumentality, and regarded by me with the affection of a father; see notes, 1 Corinthians 4:15. Paul had no children of his own, and he adopted Timothy as a son, and uniformly regarded and treated him as such. He had the same feeling also toward Titus; Titus 1:4; compare Galatians 4:19 note; 1 Thessalonians 2:7, 1…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Timothy was in Ephesus as Paul's representative (see 1 Timothy Book Introduction, “Setting”). my true child: Timothy was like a true child to Paul in the faith (see Philippians 2:20; compare Titus 1:4). But he was probably not directly converted by Paul (see Acts 16:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. my own son--literally, "a genuine son" (compare Ac 16:1; 1Co 4:14-17). See Introduction. mercy--added here, in addressing Timothy, to the ordinary salutation, "Grace unto you (Ro 1:7; 1Co 1:3, &c.), and peace." In Ga 6:16, "peace and mercy" occur. There are many similarities of style between the Epistle to the Galatians and the Pastoral Epistles (see Introduction); perhaps owing to his there, as here, having, as a leading object in writing, the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 1:2

• Benedictions
• Peace
• Timothy

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Jesus
• Timothy
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Jesus Christ
• Acceptation
• Blasphemer

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings