Verse
1 Timothy 1:15 — This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ…
“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.”
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The verses around 1 Timothy 1:15.
13Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
14And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
15This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
16Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Verse explanation
Paul describes himself as the worst example of a sinner, recalling that before his conversion he actively persecuted Christians. He uses his own story as proof that no one is beyond the reach of this message, since in his own view he was the most extreme case.
From the 1 Timothy 1 study in Bible in Stories.
1 Timothy 1:15 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Esta é uma palavra fiel, e digna de toda a acceitação, que Christo Jesus veiu ao mundo, para salvar os peccadores, dos quaes eu sou o principal.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Esta é uma palavra fiel e digna de toda aceitação: que Cristo Jesus veio ao mundo para salvar os pecadores, dos quais eu sou o principal.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Este es un dicho confiable que todos deberían aceptar: “Jesucristo vino a este mundo para salvar a los pecadores”, y yo soy el peor de ellos.
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