1 Timothy 1:16
1 Timothy · New Testament · Chapter 1
“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.”1 Timothy 1:16
What Does 1 Timothy 1:16 Mean?
1 Timothy 1:16 is found in the book of 1 Timothy, chapter 1, verse 16 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Mercy, Patience, Grace, Eternal Life, Justification, and Reconciliation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Timothy 1:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Peter 3:9“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.”Romans 5:8“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”Ephesians 2:7“That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.”2 Peter 3:15“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;”Isaiah 54:8“In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.”Matthew 5:7“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.”1 Timothy 1:13“Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.”Revelation 19:1“And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:”Psalms 25:11“For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.”John 6:37“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”Luke 7:47“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.”1 John 5:11“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”John 10:28“And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.”John 3:36“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 6:54“Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”John 20:31“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.”1 Thessalonians 5:9“For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,”1 Peter 3:20“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 Chronicles 33:9“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.”Isaiah 1:18“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.”
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