"Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, {be} honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen." — 1 Timothy 1:17

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

Howbeit 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.

Verse 18

This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

1 Timothy 1 — Context

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.

Howbeit 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.

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

This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

Cross References

Ephesians 3:20-21

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Jude 1:25

To the only wise God, our Saviour, {be} glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

1 Timothy 6:15-16

Which in his times he shall shew, {who is} the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Revelation 17:14

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him {are} called, and chosen, and faithful.

Revelation 19:1

And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:

1 Chronicles 29:11

Thine, O LORD, {is} the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all {that is} in the heaven and in the earth {is thine}; thine {is} the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

Colossians 1:15

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Revelation 19:16

And he hath on {his} vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.