2 Timothy 1:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Παῦλος, ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ διὰ θελήματος Θεοῦ, κατʼ ἐπαγγελίαν ζωῆς τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,

Transliteration

Paulos, apostolos of Iēsou Christou through thelēmatos Theou, according to epangelian zōēs the [one] in Christō Iēsou,

Grammar Details

• *Paulos*: nominative, masculine, singular - subject of the sentence
• *apostolos*: nominative, masculine, singular - in apposition to Paulos
• *Iēsou Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - possessive/relationship
• *thelēmatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - means/agency
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - possession/source
• *epangelian*: accusative, feminine, singular - object of preposition kata
• *zōēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - descriptive/content
• *Christō*: dative, masculine, singular - location/sphere
• *Iēsou*: dative, masculine, singular - identification

Word Meanings

• *apostolos*: messenger/sent one/emissary
• *thelēmatos*: will/desire/purpose
• *epangelian*: promise/announcement/declaration
• *zōēs*: life/existence/vitality
• *kata*: according to/in line with/following

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  ¶ Paul an Apostle of Iesu Christ by the will of God to preache the promes of lyfe which lyfe is in Christ Iesu.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ, by the wyll of God, to preach the promes of ye life which is in Christ Iesu.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ, by the will of God, according to the promesse of life which is in Christ Iesus,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christe by the wyll of God, according to the promise of lyfe, which is in Christ Iesus,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, according to a promise of life that `is' in Christ Jesus,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, in the hope of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  ¶ Salutation From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to further the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
• Titus 1:2 : 2 In the hope of eternal life, which the God who does not lie promised before the beginning of time.
• Heb 9:15 : 15 Therefore, Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that He has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.
• John 6:40 : 40 For this is the will of my Father: that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.
• Eph 3:6 : 6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
• 1 Tim 6:19 : 19 Storing up for themselves a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of what is truly life.
• John 6:54 : 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.
• John 10:28 : 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.
• John 17:3 : 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
• Rom 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
• Rom 5:21 : 21 So that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 1 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
• 2 Pet 1:3-4 : 3 His divine power has granted us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 4 Through these, He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
• 1 John 2:25 : 25 And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
• 1 John 5:11-13 : 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know you have eternal life, and so that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
• 2 Cor 1:20 : 20 For as many promises as God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through Him, the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God.
• John 5:24 : 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes in the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
• John 5:39-40 : 39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; yet it is they that testify about me. 40 But you are unwilling to come to me so that you may have life.