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1 Timothy 1:14

And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

And, [ De (G1161)] - 'But.' Not only was mercy shown me, but, etc.

The grace - by which 'I was had mercy upon' (1 Timothy 1:13).

Was exceeding abundant, [ huperepleonasen (G5250)] - 'superabounded.' Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound (Romans 5:20)

With (accompanied with) faith - in contrast to "unbelief" (1 Timothy 1:13).

Love - in contrast to his cruelty to believers, as "a blasphemer ... persecutor, and injurious."

Which is in Christ - as its element and its source, whence it flows to us.

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See also 1 Timothy 1:14 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 14. _THE GRACE OF OUR LORD WAS EXCEEDING ABUNDANT_] The original is very emphatic, _that grace of our Lord_, υπερεπλεονασε, _hath superabounded _- it manifested itself in a way of _extraordinary...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND THE GRACE OF OUR LORD WAS EXCEEDING ABUNDANT - That is, in his conversion under these circumstances and in the aid which was afterward imparted to him in his work. WITH FAITH AND LOVE WHICH IS IN...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. CONCERNING DOCTRINE CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The salutation (1 Timothy 1:1)_ 2. The charge concerning false doctrine (1 Timothy 1:3) 3. The law, its use, and in contrast with gra...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    FURTHER DIGRESSION ON GOD'S MERCY. The connexion is not obvious. P. Ewald has suggested that 1 Timothy 1:12 has been displaced and should properly follow 1 Timothy 1:12. It is, however, in keeping wit...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE ROYAL COMMAND (1 Timothy 1:1-2)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    I give thanks to Jesus Christ, our Lord, who has filled me with his power, that he showed that he believed that he could trust me, by appointing me to his service, although I was formerly an insulter,...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WAS EXCEEDING, &c.. abounded over all. Greek. _husperpleonazo_. Only here. Compare Romans 5:20. WITH. App-104. LOVE. Same as "charity", 1 Timothy 1:5....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant_ -Overflowed its wonted channels," and a stream of faith and love in me, having Jesus Christ for its source and life, flowed _side by side with_this full...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ὙΠΕΡΕΠΛΕΌΝΑΣΕΝ. A rare word, not found elsewhere in N.T. or in the LXX.; it occurs in the _Psalms of Solomon_, 1 Timothy 5:19, and in Hermas, _Mand_. 1 Timothy 1:2. St Paul shews a marked inclination...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    PARENTHETIC DOXOLOGY These verses are a digression, quite in the manner of St Paul, suggested by the thought of the Divine mercy vouchsafed to him personally. Cf. 1 Corinthians 15:9; Ephesians 3:8....

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΎΠΕΡΕΠΛΕΌΝΑΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΎΠΕΡΕΠΛΕΟΝΆΖΩ (G5250) изобиловать, присутствовать в избытке. Предложное сочетание означает: "сверх обычной меры" (Lock; Guthrie)....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    WITH FAITH AND LOVE— When he was a bigotted Jew, he had no _love_ to the Christians, or to the Gentiles, nor any true love to God; but _love_ soon followed _faith in Christ Jesus:_ the benevolent spir...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    EXAMPLE OF SOUND DOCTRINE. 1 Timothy 1:12-17 _TEXT 1:12-17_ 12 I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service; 13 though I was...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    3 Translators have experienced much difficulty with this opening sentence, because it seemed to lack the principal verb. The A V adds _ so do_, the Revisers _ so do I now_. It is very seldom that any...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    GRACE.. WAS.. ABUNDANT WITH FAITH AND LOVE] The act of God (grace) is accompanied and supplemented by man's loving acceptance of it in faith....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND THE GRACE OF OUR LORD WAS EXCEEDING ABUNDANT. — The thought of his Master’s great love to one who once reviled Him so bitterly, and who had spent his strength in trying to undo His servants’ work,...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    ὑπερπλεονάζειν only occurs here in N.T.; but St. Paul constantly uses compounds with ὑπέρ. The comparative force of the ὑπέρ grace outweighing sin is brought out in Romans 5:15 _sqq_. In these passage...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    I cannot mention my part in the furtherance of the gospel without expressing my gratitude to our Lord for His forgiveness of my errors and His confidence in my natural trustworthiness, and His grace w...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    AN EXAMPLE OF CHRIST'S LONG-SUFFERING 1 Timothy 1:12 The Apostle breaks off into expressions of heartfelt thanks to God for the abounding grace which had overcome his former obstinacy and blindness....

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    THANKING GOD FOR HIS GRACIOUS GIFT No one understood the impact of sin on his life like the apostle Paul did (Romans 7:24-25). Grateful for the salvation afforded him through Christ and the opportunit...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant (12) with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. (12) He proves this change by the effects, because he who was a profane man, has become a believer:...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (12) В¶ And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; (13) Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    14_And the grace of our Lord _He again magnifies the grace of God towards himself, not only for the purpose of removing the dislike of it and testifying his gratitude, but also to employ it as a shiel...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The Epistles to Timothy and Titus have naturally a peculiar bearing and character, being addressed to persons deputed by the apostle to act in his name, or to care for the churches during his absence....

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE GRACE OF OUR LORD WAS EXCEEDING ABUNDANT,.... That is, the love of Jehovah the Father; so the Ethiopic version reads, "the grace of God"; of God the Father, since he is distinguished in the te...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. Ver. 14. _Was exceeding abundant_] Hath abounded to flowing over, υπερεπλεονασε, as the sea doth above m...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And I thank Christ Jesus_ Here _thanksgiving_, an important branch of divine worship, is addressed to the Lord Jesus; _who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful_ The meaning is, I thank hi...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    THE GRACE OF OUR LORD; in leading him to repent and believe on Christ. WITH FAITH AND LOVE; he mentions these as the never failing attendants and fruits of God's grace. WHICH IS IN CHRIST JESUS; he...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    PAUL'S PRAISE FOR THE GRACE WHICH HE HAS EXPERIENCED...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AND THE GRACE OF OUR LORD WAS EXCEEDING ABUNDANT WITH FAITH AND LOVE WHICH IS IN CHRIST JESUS....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    The apostleship of Paul is shown here to be no light matter. His was a call totally independent of the other apostles, but "according to the command of God." We have, therefore, no liberty to regard h...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

    And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 1. Exceeding abundant - How much does God supply of our needs? When it comes to salvation, is there just...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    12-17 The apostle knew that he would justly have perished, if the Lord had been extreme to mark what was amiss; and also if his grace and mercy had not been abundant to him when dead in sin, working...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    ABOUNDED EXCEEDINGLY (υπερεπλεονασεν). Aorist active indicative of the late and rare (Song of Solomon 5:19 and in Herond.) compound υπερπλεοναζω (here alone in N.T.), in later ecclesiastical writers...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    1 Timothy 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;_ Christ is our hope; we have not a shadow of a hope apart from him. I...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Legalism and unsound teaching rebuked. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Timothy, Alexander, Satan, Hymenaeus CONCLUSION: Witnesses of Christ must not only be charged to preach the true Gospel doctr...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Timothy 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ._ Beza cites here the reading of the Complute polyglot bible, made under the patronage of...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Timothy 1:12. HE COUNTED ME FAITHFUL.—For the very reason that he had been “a blasphemer and a persecutor and injurious,” the Jerusalem Christians looked askance at...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 1 TIMOTHY 1:1 _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 Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

    Ver. 14. _But the grace of our Lord superabounded_ ὑπερεπλεόνασεν not merely manifested itself in an act of mercy, and exhibition of undeserved goodness, as in the case of ordinary sinners, but overfl...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 15:10; 1 John 4:10; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:8;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Was exceeding abundant [υ π ε ρ ε π λ ε ο ν α σ ε ν]. Or abounded exceedingly. N. T. o. o LXX o Class. Paul is fond of compounds with uJper, which, with a few exceptions, are found only in his writing...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    And the grace — Whereby I obtained mercy. Was exceeding abundant with faith — Opposite to my preceding unbelief. And love — Opposite to my blasphemy, persecution, and oppression....

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    Still our apostle goes on magnifying the transcendent mercy and abundant grace of God, that called him first to be. Christian, and then an apostle; and he shows, that this great mercy of God had great...

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