1 Timothy 1:1

King James Version (KJV)

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

Translations

1 Timothy 1:1 - Amplified Bible

PAUL, AN apostle (special messenger) of Christ Jesus by appointment {and} command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus (the Messiah), our Hope,

1 Timothy 1:1 - American Standard Version

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope;

1 Timothy 1:1 - Bible in Basic English

Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the order of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope;

1 Timothy 1:1 - Darby Bible

Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ, according to [the] command of God our Saviour, and of Christ Jesus our hope,

1 Timothy 1:1 - English Standard Version

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

1 Timothy 1:1 - King James Version

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

1 Timothy 1:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

Pablo, apòstol de Cristo Jesùs por mandato de Dios nuestro Salvador, y de Cristo Jesùs nuestra esperanza,

1 Timothy 1:1 - The Message

I, Paul, am an apostle on special assignment for Christ, our living hope. Under God our Savior’s command, I’m writing this to you, Timothy, my son in the faith. All the best from our God and Christ be yours!

1 Timothy 1:1 - New American Standard Bible

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, {who is} our hope,

1 Timothy 1:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Pablo, apòstol de Cristo Jesùs por mandato de Dios nuestro Salvador, y de Cristo Jesùs nuestra esperanza,

1 Timothy 1:1 - World English Bible

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God, our Savior, and Christ Jesus, our hope;

1 Timothy 1:1 - Young's Living Translation

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to a command of God our Saviour, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

1 Timothy 1:1 - Additional Comments

Timothy was the son of the devout Jewish woman Eunice (2 Tim 1:5), and a Greek father (Acts 16:1).
Eunice must have played a strong role in his faith, because Paul wrote that Timothy had known the Scripture since childhood (2 Tim 3:15).
Timothy became a Christian when Paul preached in Lystra, Timothy's home town (Acts 16:1).
Paul invited Timothy to go with him on his second missionary journey, but had Timothy circumcised to avoid criticism by sensitive Jews (Acts 16:3).
Although young and timid (1 Cor 16:10), Timothy stayed behind at Berea with Silas while Paul moved on to Athens and Corinth (Acts 17:13-15). He rejoined Paul (Acts 18:5), then was sent back to Thessalonica to strengthen the congregation there (Acts 19:22, 1 Thess 3:2).
After another sojourn with Paul (Acts 20:4), Timothy was sent to Corinth to straighten out some of the many problems distressing the young congregation there (1 Cor 4:17).
Timothy later looked after Paul during Paul's imprisonment.
Timothy subsequently was asked to go to Ephesus to represent Paul, and there received the two letters from Paul. These letters show that Timothy was like a son to Paul (1 Tim 1:2, 2 Tim 1:2).
Timothy was imprisoned but eventually released (Heb 13:23).

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