1 Timothy 6:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Who only has life for ever, living in light to which no man may come near; whom no man has seen or is able to see: to whom be honour and power for ever. So be it.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Tim 1:17 : 17 Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it.
  • John 1:18 : 18 No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.
  • 1 John 1:5 : 5 This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.
  • Ps 104:2 : 2 You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain:
  • Rev 21:3 : 3 And there came to my ears a great voice out of the high seat, saying, See, the Tent of God is with men, and he will make his living-place with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God.
  • Rev 22:5 : 5 And there will be no more night; and they have no need of a light or of the shining of the sun; for the Lord God will give them light: and they will be ruling for ever and ever.
  • Jude 1:25 : 25 To the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, let us give glory and honour and authority and power, before all time and now and for ever. So be it.
  • Rev 1:6 : 6 And has made us to be a kingdom and priests to his God and Father; to him let glory and power be given for ever and ever. So be it.
  • Rev 1:8 : 8 I am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all.
  • Rev 1:16-18 : 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword: and his face was like the sun shining in its strength. 17 And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one; 18 And I was dead, and see, I am living for ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hell.
  • Rev 4:11 : 11 It is right, our Lord and our God, for you to have glory and honour and power: because by you were all things made, and by your desire they came into being.
  • Rev 7:12 : 12 So be it. Let blessing and glory and wisdom and praise and honour and power and strength be given to our God for ever and ever. So be it.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.
  • Hab 3:4 : 4 He was shining like the light; he had rays coming out from his hand: there his power was kept secret.
  • Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever.
  • Exod 3:14 : 14 And God said to him, I AM WHAT I AM: and he said, Say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.
  • Exod 33:20 : 20 But it is not possible for you to see my face, for no man may see me and still go on living.
  • Deut 32:40 : 40 For lifting up my hand to heaven I say, By my unending life,
  • Ps 90:2 : 2 Before the mountains were made, before you had given birth to the earth and the world, before time was, and for ever, you are God.
  • John 6:46 : 46 Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only he who is from God, he has seen the Father.
  • John 8:58 : 58 Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.
  • John 14:9 : 9 Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father?
  • Rom 16:25-27 : 25 Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal, 26 But is now made clear; and by the writings of the prophets, by the order of the eternal God, the knowledge of it has been given to all the nations, so that they may come under the rule of the faith; 27 To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory for ever. So be it.
  • Eph 3:21 : 21 To him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations for ever and ever. So be it.
  • Phil 4:20 : 20 Now to God our Father be glory for ever and ever. So be it.
  • Col 1:15 : 15 Who is the image of the unseen God coming into existence before all living things;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Tim 1:17
    84%

    17Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it.

  • 1 Tim 6:14-15
    2 verses
    84%

    14To keep the word untouched by evil, clear from all shame, till the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

    15Which at the right time he will make clear, who is the eternal and only Ruler, King of kings, and Lord of lords;

  • Jude 1:24-25
    2 verses
    77%

    24Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to give you a place in his glory, free from all evil, with great joy,

    25To the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, let us give glory and honour and authority and power, before all time and now and for ever. So be it.

  • Rom 16:27
    74%

    27To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory for ever. So be it.

  • 1 Pet 5:11
    74%

    11His is the power for ever. So be it.

  • Rev 1:6
    72%

    6And has made us to be a kingdom and priests to his God and Father; to him let glory and power be given for ever and ever. So be it.

  • Gal 1:5
    71%

    5To whom be the glory for ever and ever. So be it.

  • 2 Tim 1:10
    71%

    10But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,

  • 1 Tim 6:17
    70%

    17Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;

  • John 6:46
    70%

    46Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only he who is from God, he has seen the Father.

  • John 1:18
    70%

    18No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.

  • Rom 11:36
    69%

    36For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. So be it.

  • Rev 7:12
    69%

    12So be it. Let blessing and glory and wisdom and praise and honour and power and strength be given to our God for ever and ever. So be it.

  • Phil 4:20
    69%

    20Now to God our Father be glory for ever and ever. So be it.

  • Eph 3:21
    69%

    21To him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations for ever and ever. So be it.

  • 1 Cor 8:6
    68%

    6There is for us only one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we are for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we have our being through him.

  • Rev 4:9-10
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    68%

    9And when the beasts give glory and honour to him who is seated on the high seat, to him who is living for ever and ever,

    10The four and twenty rulers go down on their faces before him who is seated on the high seat, and give worship to him who is living for ever and ever, and take off their crowns before the high seat, saying,

  • 1 Pet 1:8
    68%

    8To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:

  • Ps 113:5
    67%

    5Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high,

  • Rev 5:13-14
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    67%

    13And to my ears came the voice of everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and of all things which are in them, saying, To him who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb, may blessing and honour and glory and power be given for ever and ever.

    14And the four beasts said, So be it. And the rulers went down on their faces and gave worship.

  • Rom 2:7
    67%

    7To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:

  • Rev 1:17-18
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    17And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one;

    18And I was dead, and see, I am living for ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hell.

  • Col 1:15
    67%

    15Who is the image of the unseen God coming into existence before all living things;

  • Eph 1:21
    66%

    21Far over all rule and authority and power and every name which is named, not only in the present order, but in that which is to come:

  • 2 Thess 1:9-10
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    66%

    9Whose reward will be eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,

    10At his coming, when he will have glory in his saints, and will be a cause of wonder in all those who had faith (because our witness among you had effect) in that day.

  • Heb 7:3
    66%

    3Being without father or mother, or family, having no birth or end to his life, being made like the Son of God, is a priest for ever.

  • 1 Chr 16:27
    66%

    27Honour and glory are before him: strength and joy are in his holy place.

  • 1 Cor 15:53
    66%

    53For this body which comes to destruction will be made free from the power of death, and the man who is under the power of death will put on eternal life.

  • 1 Pet 1:4
    66%

    4And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,

  • Eph 1:17
    66%

    17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

  • Heb 13:21
    66%

    21Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.

  • Ps 72:18
    66%

    18Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders.

  • 1 Pet 1:17
    66%

    17And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth:

  • Heb 4:13
    66%

    13And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

  • 1 John 1:5
    66%

    5This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.

  • 1 Pet 1:20-21
    2 verses
    66%

    20Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you,

    21Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

  • Rev 20:6
    66%

    6Happy and holy is he who has a part in this first coming: over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will be ruling with him a thousand years.

  • Rev 1:8
    66%

    8I am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all.

  • Rev 11:17
    66%

    17We give you praise, O Lord God, Ruler of all, who is and who was; because you have taken up your great power and are ruling your kingdom.

  • 1 Pet 4:11
    65%

    11If anyone has anything to say, let it be as the words of God; if anyone has the desire to be the servant of others, let him do it in the strength which is given by God; so that in all things God may have the glory through Jesus Christ, whose are the glory and the power for ever.

  • 2 Pet 1:16
    65%

    16For when we gave you news of the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, our teaching was not based on stories put together by art, but we were eye-witnesses of his glory.

  • John 5:23
    65%

    23So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.

  • 1 Tim 3:16
    65%

    16And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.