KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
1 Timothy 6:15–16
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1 Timothy 6:15
15Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
15Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed, and onely Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords:
1 Timothy 6:16
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.
16Who onely hath immortalitie, dwelling in the light, which no man can approch vnto, whom no man hath seene, nor can see: to whom be honour and power euerlasting. Amen.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Timothy 6:15
To show; to make visible, reveal, declare, or make known.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Favored by God; happy or spiritually prosperous; or praised, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A prince, a great ruler.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616
A sovereign ruler; one who reigns over a people or realm.
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A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
Lords: masters, rulers, nobles, or owners; as a verb, rules or exercises dominion. In 'Lord of lords,' the lords are rulers over whom the Lord is supreme.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (headword: lord)
DEFINED WORDS
1 Timothy 6:16
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
immortality
The state of being exempt from death or decay; endless life.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Visible brightness; something that gives illumination; not heavy; to kindle, illuminate, or come down upon, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To come or draw near; a coming near.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Ability, strength, authority, dominion, or the right and capacity to act.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
everlasting
Enduring forever or without end; eternal in the person, life, judgment, kingdom, mercy, righteousness, or other reality spoken of.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 15
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Open the full verse study16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
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Open the full verse study14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
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Open the full verse study17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Open the full verse study10But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
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Open the full verse study2For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
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Open the full verse study11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
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Open the full verse study44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
45Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
46¶ Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
47The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
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Open the full verse study18As I live, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
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Open the full verse study18That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
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Open the full verse study34And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
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Open the full verse study15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
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Open the full verse study6Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
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Open the full verse study12Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
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Open the full verse study13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
From verse 16
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Open the full verse study17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Open the full verse study18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
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Open the full verse study5This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
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Open the full verse study15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
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Open the full verse study2Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
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Open the full verse study46Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
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Open the full verse study14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
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Open the full verse study15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
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Open the full verse study2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
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Open the full verse study5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
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Open the full verse study21Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
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Open the full verse study4And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
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Open the full verse study25To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
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Open the full verse study6And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
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Open the full verse study11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
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Open the full verse study20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
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Open the full verse study8Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
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Open the full verse study16And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
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Open the full verse study12Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
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Open the full verse study3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
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Open the full verse study25Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
26But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
27To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
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Open the full verse study9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
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Open the full verse study8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
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Open the full verse study58Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
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Open the full verse study20Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Open the full verse study40For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
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