1 Timothy 6:13-16

King James Version

¹³I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

¹⁴That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

¹⁵Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

¹⁶Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

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1 Timothy 6:13-16

New International Version

¹³In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate^(A) made the good confession,^(B) I charge you^(C) ¹⁴to keep this command without spot or blame^(D) until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,^(E) ¹⁵which God will bring about in his own time^(F)—God, the blessed^(G) and only Ruler,^(H) the King of kings and Lord of lords,^(I) ¹⁶who alone is immortal^(J) and who lives in unapproachable light,^(K) whom no one has seen or can see.^(L) To him be honor and might forever. Amen.^(M)

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1 Timothy 6:13-16

New King James Version

¹³I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus ^(A)who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, ¹⁴that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, ¹⁵which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only ^[a]Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, ¹⁶who alone has immortality, dwelling in ^(B)unapproachable light, ^(C)whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.

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Footnotes

1 Timothy 6:15 Sovereign

1 Timothy 6:13-16

English Standard Version

¹³^(A)I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, ^(B)who in his testimony before^[a] Pontius Pilate made ^(C)the good confession, ¹⁴to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until ^(D)the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵which he will display ^(E)at the proper time—he who is ^(F)the blessed and only Sovereign, ^(G)the King of kings and Lord of lords, ¹⁶^(H)who alone has immortality, ^(I)who dwells in ^(J)unapproachable light, ^(K)whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.