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1 Timothy 6:15

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

KJV

ἣν καιροῖς ἰδίοις δείξει ὁ μακάριος καὶ μόνος δυνάστης, ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν βασιλευόντων καὶ κύριος τῶν κυριευόντων,

Greek NT

quem suis temporibus ostendet beatus et solus potens, Rex regum, et Dominus dominantium :

Vulgate

which in its own times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

ASV

Which in his times he shall shew, who is the Blessed and only Mighty, the King of kings and Lord of lords:

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
βασιλεύω
basileuo
verb · 21×
δεικνύω
deiknuo
verb · 32×
δυνάστης
dunastes
noun · 3×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καιρός
kairos
noun · 85×
κυριεύω
kurieuo
verb · 7×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
μακάριος
makarios
adjective · 50×
μόνος
monos
adjective · 48×
ἴδιος
idios
adjective · 114×
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Deut 10:17 · allusion
    "For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:"
    Deuteronomy: God of gods and Lord of lords — Christ the King of kings

Themes

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2641"[Address] one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart."124 Like the inspired writers of the New Testament, the first Christian communities read the Book of Psalms in a new way, singing in it the mystery of Christ. In the newness of the Spirit, they also composed hymns and canticles in the light of the unheard -…
10. By a like simile, the reasonableness of the work of redemption is shown. How Christ wiped away our ruin, and provided its antidote by His own teaching. Scripture proofs of the Incarnation of the Word, and of the Sacrifice He wrought. Now in truth this great work was peculiarly suited to God's goodness. 1. For if a king, having founded a house or city, if it be beset by band…
The holy Catholic apostolic Roman Church believes and confesses that there is one true and living God, creator and lord of heaven and earth, almighty, eternal, immeasurable, incomprehensible, infinite in will, understanding, and every perfection. Since he is one, singular, completely simple and unchangeable spiritual substance, he must be declared to be in reality and in essenc…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 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 exa
  • 1Cor 15:24 — Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
  • 1Tim 1:11 — According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
  • 1Tim 1:11 — According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
  • 1Tim 1:17 — Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
  • 1Tim 1:17 — Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
  • 1Tim 2:6 — Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
  • Acts 1:7 — And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
  • Dan 2:44 — And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all
  • Dan 2:47 — The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
  • Dan 4:34 — And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever,
  • Jer 10:10 — But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
  • Jer 46:18 — As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
  • Job 24:1 — Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
  • John 17:3 — And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
  • Mal 1:14 — But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the
  • Matt 6:13 — And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
  • Prov 8:15 — By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
  • Ps 47:2 — For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
  • Ps 83:18 — That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
  • Ps 90:2 — Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
  • Ps 119:12 — Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
  • Ps 136:3 — O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
  • Rev 1:5 — And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
  • Rev 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.
  • Rev 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.
  • Rev 19:16 — And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
  • Rev 19:16 — And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
  • Rom 9:5 — Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.