1 Timothy 1:17

KJV

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

— 1 Timothy 1:17, King James Version
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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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ASV

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

YLT

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.

BBE

Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it.

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