1 Timothy 6:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁵ which he will bring about at the right time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ Which [appearing] will be shown forth in His own proper time by the blessed, only Sovereign (Ruler), the King of kings and the Lord of lords,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ which in its own times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Common English Bible

¹⁵ The timing of this appearance is revealed by God alone, who is the blessed and only master, the King of kings and Lord of lords.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ For at the proper time, he shall reveal the blessed and only Power, the King of kings and the Lord of lords,

1 Timothy 6:15 Cross References

Revelation 19:16

On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, “King of kings and Lord of lords.”

Revelation 17:14

they will wage war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”

1 Timothy 1:17

To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Jeremiah 10:10

But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation.

Psalm 47:2

For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome, a great king over all the earth.

1 Timothy 1:11

that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.

Jeremiah 46:18

As I live, says the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts, one is coming like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.

Psalm 83:18

Let them know that you alone, whose name is the Lord, are the Most High over all the earth.

Daniel 4:34

When that period was over, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me. I blessed the Most High and praised and honored the one who lives forever. For his sovereignty is an everlasting sovereignty, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation.

Proverbs 8:15

By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just;

1 Timothy 2:6

who gave himself a ransom for all —this was attested at the right time.

Matthew 6:13

And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one.

Ezra 7:12

“Artaxerxes, king of kings, to the priest Ezra, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven: Peace. And now

Deuteronomy 10:17

For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe,

Psalm 136:3

O give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever;