1 Timothy 1:15 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁵ The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the foremost of sinners;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ The saying is sure and true and worthy of full and universal acceptance, that Christ Jesus (the Messiah) came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am foremost.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:

Common English Bible

¹⁵ This saying is reliable and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I’m the biggest sinner of all.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ It is a faithful saying, and worthy of acceptance by everyone, that Christ Jesus came into this world to bring salvation to sinners, among whom I am first.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ A faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief.

1 Timothy 1:15 Cross References

Job 42:6

therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”

Ezekiel 16:63

that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I forgive you all that you have done, says the Lord God.”

Matthew 1:21

she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

Matthew 18:10

“See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 18:11

Matthew 20:28

even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Matthew 9:13

Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Mark 2:17

And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Luke 15:2

And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

Luke 19:10

For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Luke 5:32

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

John 1:12

But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God;

John 1:29

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

John 12:47

If any one hears my sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.

John 3:36

He who believes in the Son has eternal life; he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God rests upon him.

Acts 11:1

Now the apostles and the brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

Acts 11:18

When they heard this they were silenced. And they glorified God, saying, “Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance unto life.”

Acts 3:26

God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you in turning every one of you from your wickedness.”

Romans 11:14

in order to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them.

Romans 5:6

While we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Ephesians 3:8

To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

1 Timothy 1:13

though I formerly blasphemed and persecuted and insulted him; but I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,

1 Timothy 1:19

holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting conscience, certain persons have made shipwreck of their faith,

1 Timothy 3:1

The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop, he desires a noble task.

1 Timothy 4:9

The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance.

1 Timothy 6:13

In the presence of God who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession,

2 Timothy 2:11

The saying is sure: If we have died with him, we shall also live with him;

Titus 3:8

The saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men.

Hebrews 7:25

Consequently he is able for all time to save those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

1 John 3:5

You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

1 John 3:8

He who commits sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.

1 John 5:11

And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

Revelation 21:5

And he who sat upon the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

Revelation 22:6

And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.

Revelation 5:9

and they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy art thou to take the scroll and to open its seals, for thou wast slain and by thy blood didst ransom men for God from every tribe and tongue and people and nation,