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1 Timothy 1:12

1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 Timothy 1:12 Paul gives thanks because Christ appointed him to be an apostle despite his past sins.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 12. _I THANK CHRIST_] I feel myself under infinite obligation to Christ who hath _strengthened me_, ενδυναμωσαντι, who hath _endued me with various miraculous gifts_ of his Holy Spirit, and put...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND I THANK CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD - The mention of the gospel 1 Timothy 1:11, and of the fact that it was committed to him, leads the apostle to express his gratitude to him who had called him to the...

  • 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

    AND. Omit. THANK. Literally. have thanks (App-184.) to. CHRIST JESUS. App-98. BATH. Omit. ENABLED. Greek. endanamoe. See Acts 9:22. FAITHFUL App-160. MINISTRY. App-190....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Faithful Ministry. Timothy is further reminded of St Paul's own Calling and Commission 12. This strong feeling quite accounts for the abruptness with which once again (after many other utterances of...

  • 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....

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    Before χάριν, the rec. text with D2KL inserts καί, which would be quite in accordance with Pauline usage; it is, however, omitted by אAGP f g. א* and some cursives have ἐνδυναμοῦντι (as in Philippian...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΈΧΩ (G2192) _praes. ind. act._ иметь, ΧΆΡΙΝ ΈΧ "я благодарю" ΈΝΔΥΝΑΜΏΣΑΝΤΙ _aor. act. part. от_ ΈΝΔΥΝΑΜΌΩ (G1743) усиливать, давать силу, давать возможность. _Aor._ означает, что автор имеет в виду...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    WHO HATH ENABLED ME,— "Who hath qualified me with so many, and such extraordinary spiritual gifts and miraculous powers, to enable me for so great and blessed an undertaking," See Acts 1:8. Doddridge...

  • 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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; The honour of having the Gospel ministry committed to him suggests the digress...

  • 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...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:12 thank (k-3) Or 'I am thankful to him who has given me power ( _ dunamis_ ), Christ Jesus our Lord.' him (a-22) Or 'appointing me to ministry ( _ diakonia_ ), who.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    PUTTING ME INTO THE MINISTRY] RV 'appointing me to his service.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    TIMOTHY REMINDED OF HIS COMMISSION, AND EXHORTED TO EARNESTNESS 1, 2. Salutation. An apostle] St. Peter and St. John, with regard to whose position no question was raised, are content to call themselv...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FIRST CHARGE TO TIMOTHY. To remember and act upon the instructions already given him by St. Paul, which were to be firm in resisting the heterodox teachers in Ephesus, as the Apostle had been hims...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    HOW TO BE A LEADER IN THE CHURCH 1 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THIS LETTER The record in the book of Acts ends with the *apostle Paul in prison in *Rome. That was about AD 60 and he was there f...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND I THANK CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD, WHO HATH ENABLED ME. — Better rendered, _who hath given me strength within._ The ancient authorities here are divided; the majority omit the first word of the verse,...

  • 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...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    This parenthetical thanksgiving, which is quite in St. Paul's manner, is suggested by ὃ ἐπιστεύθην ἐγώ. _Cf._ 1 Corinthians 15:9 _sqq._, Ephesians 3:8. χάριν ἔχω : see note on 2 Timothy 1:3. ἐνδυναμώσ...

  • 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

    This letter is an apostle's letter to a young minister having oversight of the church in Ephesus. The first part of the letter deals with the Church, its doctrine, its devotions, and its ministry. Dif...

  • 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

    (11) And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath (g) enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; (11) He maintains of necessity his apostleship against some that did fi...

  • 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

    1 Timothy 1:1-20. We enter now on the confidential communications of the apostle to some of his fellow-labourers, and tonight on the epistles to Timothy. The two have much in common, but they have als...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _IN TRUST FOR THE GOSPEL_ ‘The gospel … which was committed to my trust.’ 1 Timothy 1:11 The gospel of the glory of the Blessed God, says St. Paul, was committed to my trust. Nothing moved the Apos...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    12_I give thanks _Great is the dignity — of the apostleship, which Paul has claimed for himself; and he could not, looking at his former life, be accounted at all worthy of so high an honor. According...

  • 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 I THANK JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD, c. l The subject matter of this thanksgiving being the apostle's call to the ministry of the word, and his furniture and fitness for it, shows, that while others wer...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; Ver. 12. _Who hath enabled me_] Christ sends none but whom he gifts. _Asinos ele...

  • 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)

    COUNTED ME FAITHFUL; counted him a proper person to be put into the ministry, and enabled him to discharge its duties....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And I thank Christ Jesus, our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry,...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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

  • 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 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; 1. Enabled - Are Christians enabled? What are we able to do? What limitations ar...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    Paul's example is. tremendous illustration of the power of the glorious gospel (1 Timothy 1:11). The Law of Moses did not produce the great apostle nor his conversion but the gospel of Jesus Christ di...

  • 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

    Here St. Paul expresses his most humble and solemn thanks to Christ for his rich favour in calling him to the high office of all apostle, for by THE MINISTRY that is to be understood; and it is so cal...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Timothy 1:12 And G2532 thank G2192 (G5719) G5485 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 our G2257 Lord G2962 who...

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

    1 Timothy 1:12. WHO HATH ENABLED ME. The order of the Greek is more emphatic. ‘I _give thanks to Him who gave me power, to Christ Jesus our Lord.'_ It is significant that the same word is used by Luke...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    I THANK (χαριν εχω). "I have gratitude to." Common phrase (Luke 17:9), not elsewhere in Paul.THAT ENABLED ME (τω ενδυναμωσαντ με). First aorist active articular participle of ενδυναμοω. Late verb,...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    1 Timothy 1:12 In the text we have I. A humiliating and painful recollection. Men should diligently study the true uses of the past. The past is rightly used (1) when it deepens our sense of persona...

  • 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

    WHO HAS GIVEN ME STRENGTH. "I cannot talk about my part in preaching the gospel without thanking God for forgiving my sins and mistakes, and for appointing me to serve Him and giving me the strength t...

  • 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. 12. The thought of such a gospel having been committed to him one so unworthy in himself of having _any_ treasure of God entrusted to him leads the apostle to recall with adoring gratitude the tr...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    First Timothy. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour (1 Timothy 1:1), And the Greek word is "the royal commandment" of God; it's a word that is used when a king had m...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 15:10; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 1 Timothy 1:11; 2 Corinthians 12:10;...

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

    Hath enabled [ε ν δ υ ν α μ ω σ α ν τ ι]. An unclassical word, found in Paul and Acts. See Acts 9:22; Philippians 4:13. Three times in the Pastorals. Counted [η γ η σ α τ ο]. A common Pauline word. Pu...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    I thank Christ, who hath enabled me, in that he accounted me faithful, having put me into the ministry — The meaning is, I thank him for putting me into the ministry, and enabling me to be faithful th...

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