Parallel Verses

Amplified

Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed) by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, for the promise of life in Christ Jesus:

International Standard Version

From: Paul, an apostle of the Messiah Jesus by God's will in keeping with the promise of life that is in the Messiah Jesus.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

An Understandable Version

[This letter is from] Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to [the ministry of proclaiming] the promise of never ending life, which is [obtained] through [fellowship with] Christ Jesus.

Anderson New Testament

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

Bible in Basic English

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

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, appointed by God to declare the promise, which Jesus Christ has made of eternal life;

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

Paul, by God's will an apostle of Christ Jesus in fulfilment of the promise of that life which is found in union with Christ Jesus,

John Wesley New Testament

Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, according to the promise of eternal life,

Julia Smith Translation

Paul, the sent of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God in the service of the Life he has promised in Christ Jesus ??2 to his beloved son Timotheus: grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Montgomery New Testament

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, sent forth to proclaim the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

The Emphasized Bible

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

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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

Twentieth Century New Testament

To Timothy, my dear Child, from Paul who, by the will of God, is an Apostle of Christ Jesus, charged to proclaim the Life that comes from union with Christ Jesus. May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord, bless you, and be merciful to you, and give you peace.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, for proclaiming the promise of the Life which is in Christ Jesus:

Williams New Testament

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in accordance with the promise of the life that comes through union with Christ Jesus,

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

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

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Παῦλος 
Paulos 
Usage: 162

an apostle
ἀπόστολος 
Apostolos 
Usage: 78

of Jesus
Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

Χριστός 
christos 
Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557
Usage: 557

by
διά 
Dia 
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527

the will
θέλημα 
thelema 
will, desire, pleasure
Usage: 45

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

κατά 
Kata 
according to, after, against, in, by, daily , as,
Usage: 428

the promise
ἐπαγγελία 
Epaggelia 
Usage: 51

of life
ζωή 
Zoe 
Usage: 88

which is

which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

Context Readings

Greeting

1 Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed) by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, 2 to Timothy, my beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.


Cross References

2 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah) by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,To the church of God which is at Corinth, and to all the saints (God’s people) throughout Achaia (southern Greece):

Ephesians 3:6

[it is this:] that the Gentiles are now joint heirs [with the Jews] and members of the same body, and joint partakers [sharing] in the [same divine] promise in Christ Jesus through [their faith in] the good news [of salvation].

Titus 1:2

based on the hope and divine guarantee of eternal life, [the life] which God, who is ever truthful and without deceit, promised before the ages of time began,

Hebrews 9:15

For this reason He is the Mediator and Negotiator of a new covenant [that is, an entirely new agreement uniting God and man], so that those who have been called [by God] may receive [the fulfillment of] the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has taken place [as the payment] which redeems them from the sins committed under the obsolete first covenant.

John 5:24

“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, the person who hears My word [the one who heeds My message], and believes and trusts in Him who sent Me, has (possesses now) eternal life [that is, eternal life actually begins—the believer is transformed], and does not come into judgment and condemnation, but has passed [over] from death into life.

John 5:39-40

You search and keep on searching and examining the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and yet it is those [very Scriptures] that testify about Me;

John 6:40

For this is My Father’s will and purpose, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him [as Savior] will have eternal life, and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day.”

John 6:54

The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] has eternal life [that is, now possesses it], and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day.

John 10:28

And I give them eternal life, and they will never, ever [by any means] perish; and no one will ever snatch them out of My hand.

John 17:3

Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true [supreme and sovereign] God, and [in the same manner know] Jesus [as the] Christ whom You have sent.

Romans 1:1

Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative), set apart for [preaching] the gospel of God [the good news of salvation],

Romans 5:21

so that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign through righteousness which brings eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God [that is, His remarkable, overwhelming gift of grace to believers] is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, called as an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

2 Corinthians 1:20

For as many as are the promises of God, in Christ they are [all answered] “Yes.” So through Him we say our “Amen” to the glory of God.

1 Timothy 6:19

In this way storing up for themselves the enduring riches of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

2 Peter 1:3-4

For His divine power has bestowed on us [absolutely] everything necessary for [a dynamic spiritual] life and godliness, through true and personal knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

1 John 2:25

This is the promise which He Himself promised us—eternal life.

1 John 5:11-13

And the testimony is this: God has given us eternal life [we already possess it], and this life is in His Son [resulting in our spiritual completeness, and eternal companionship with Him].

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