1 Timothy 1:17
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Study Note
The doxology 'Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen' erupts from Paul's reflection on his own conversion as the paradigm of divine mercy. The four divine attributes — eternal (aiōniōs), immortal (aphthartos), invisible (aoratos), only wise (monō sophō) — represent a developed Jewish-Hellenistic theology of divine transcendence that Paul employs without apology, suggesting sophisticated theological vocabulary in the earliest Christian communities. The political title 'King' (basileus) applied to God is both a Jewish liturgical tradition (Psalm 145:1; 1 Maccabees 2:57) and an implicit challenge to the Roman imperial cult. Romans 16:27's similar doxology ('to God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever') and Revelation 15:3's 'King of saints' preserve the same royal-divine praise tradition.
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Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
and to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, <FI>is<Fi> honour and glory--to the ages of the ages! Amen.
Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it.
Querverweise
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The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my …
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.