1 Timothy 1:15

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“This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.”

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“This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners--first of whom I am;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Timothy 1:15 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 42:6Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
  2. Ezekiel 16:63so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”
  3. Ezekiel 36:31Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.
  4. Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
  5. Matthew 9:13But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
  6. Matthew 18:10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
  7. Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
  8. Mark 2:17On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
  9. Luke 5:32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
  10. Luke 19:10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
  11. John 1:12But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
  12. John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
  13. John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
  14. John 3:36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
  15. John 12:47As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
  16. Acts 3:26When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
  17. Acts 11:1The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
  18. Acts 11:18When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
  19. Romans 3:24and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
  20. Romans 5:6For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
  21. Romans 5:8But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
  22. 1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
  23. Ephesians 3:8Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
  24. 1 Timothy 1:13I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

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