1 Timothy 1:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

📖 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 Who 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 shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through 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 unto him hath written 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 Likewise, 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 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• Luke 19:7-9 : 7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest 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 taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. 9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
• Luke 23:43 : 43 And Jesus 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 in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
• John 3:36 : 36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth 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 on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
• John 6:37 : 37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
• John 6:40 : 40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
• John 6:54 : 54 Whoso 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 might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
• Acts 13:39 : 39 And by him all that believe are 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 unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
• Rom 5:20-21 : 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Rom 15:4 : 4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
• 2 Cor 4:1 : 1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
• Eph 1:6 : 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
• Eph 1:12 : 12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
• 1 John 5:11-12 : 11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
• 2 Thess 1:10 : 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe(because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
• Heb 7:25 : 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
• 1 Pet 3:20 : 20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
• 2 Pet 3:9 : 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing 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 the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
• 2 Chr 33:9-9 : 9 So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel. 10 And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken. 11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. 12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.
• 2 Chr 33:19 : 19 His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.
• Ps 25:11 : 11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
• Isa 1:18 : 18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: 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 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 the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.