1 Timothy 1:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

but for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for a ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀλλὰ διὰ τοῦτο ἠλεήθην, ἵνα ἐν ἐμοὶ πρώτῳ ἐνδείξηται Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς τὴν πᾶσαν μακροθυμίαν, πρὸς ὑποτύπωσιν τῶν μελλόντων πιστεύειν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.

Transliteration

But for dia this I ēleēthēn, so that in emoi prōtō might endeixētai Iēsous Christos the complete makrothymian, for hypotypōsin of the ones mellontōn pisteuein on autō for zōēn aiōnion.

Grammar Details

• *Alla*: contrastive conjunction - but
• *dia*: preposition + accusative - for/because of
• *touto*: accusative, neuter, singular, demonstrative pronoun - this
• *ēleēthēn*: aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular - I was shown mercy
• *hina*: subordinating conjunction - so that/in order that
• *en*: preposition + dative - in
• *emoi*: dative, singular, personal pronoun - me
• *prōtō*: dative, masculine, singular - adjective
• *endeixētai*: aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might demonstrate/display
• *Iēsous Christos*: nominative, masculine, singular - subject
• *tēn pasan*: accusative, feminine, singular - direct object with article
• *makrothymian*: accusative, feminine, singular - direct object
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - for/toward
• *hypotypōsin*: accusative, feminine, singular - object of preposition
• *tōn mellontōn*: genitive, masculine, plural, substantive participle - of those who are going to
• *pisteuein*: present active infinitive - to believe
• *ep*: preposition + dative - on/upon
• *autō*: dative, masculine, singular, personal pronoun - him
• *eis*: preposition + accusative - for/unto
• *zōēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - object of preposition
• *aiōnion*: accusative, feminine, singular - adjective

Word Meanings

• *ēleēthēn*: was shown mercy/received compassion
• *prōtō*: first/foremost/chief
• *endeixētai*: might demonstrate/might display/might show
• *makrothymian*: patience/longsuffering/forbearance
• *hypotypōsin*: pattern/example/model
• *mellontōn*: those who are going to/future ones/those about to
• *pisteuein*: to believe/to trust
• *zōēn*: life/existence
• *aiōnion*: eternal/everlasting

Referenced Verses

• 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;
• Eph 2:7 : 7 that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus:
• 2 Pet 3:15 : 15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you;
• Luke 7:47 : 47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, [the same] loveth little.
• Luke 15:10 : 10 Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
• Luke 18:13-14 : 13 But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote {G1519} his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner. 14 I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• Luke 19:7-9 : 7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, {G3754} He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner. 8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold. 9 And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
• Luke 23:43 : 43 And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.
• John 3:15-16 : 15 that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
• John 3:36 : 36 He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
• John 5:24 : 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and {G2064} cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.
• John 6:37 : 37 All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
• John 6:40 : 40 For this is the will of my Father, {G3992} {G3165} that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
• John 6:54 : 54 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
• John 20:31 : 31 but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.
• Acts 13:39 : 39 and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
• Rom 2:4-5 : 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? 5 but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
• Rom 5:20-21 : 20 And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly: 21 that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• Rom 15:4 : 4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.
• 2 Cor 4:1 : 1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not:
• Eph 1:6 : 6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, {G1722} which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
• Eph 1:12 : 12 to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:
• 1 John 5:11-12 : 11 And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.
• 2 Thess 1:10 : 10 when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be marvelled at in all them that believed (because our testimony unto you was believed) in that day.
• Heb 7:25 : 25 Wherefore also he is able to save to the uttermost them that draw near unto God through him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
• 1 Pet 3:20 : 20 that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein {G3739} few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:
• 2 Pet 3:9 : 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
• Exod 34:8 : 8 And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
• Num 23:3 : 3 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.
• 2 Chr 33:9-9 : 9 And Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that they did evil more than did the nations whom Jehovah destroyed before the children of Israel. 10 And Jehovah spake to Manasseh, and to his people; but they gave no heed. 11 Wherefore Jehovah brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. 12 And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 13 And he prayed unto him; and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Jehovah he was God.
• 2 Chr 33:19 : 19 His prayer also, and how [God] was entreated of him, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up the Asherim and the graven images, before he humbled himself: behold, they are written in the history of Hozai.
• Ps 25:11 : 11 For thy name's sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.
• Isa 1:18 : 18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
• Isa 43:25 : 25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake; and I will not remember thy sins.
• Isa 55:7 : 7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.