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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Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
This 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.
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-21)The apostle here charges Timothy to keep this commandment (that is, the whole work of his ministry, all the trust reposed in him, all the service expected from him) without spot, unrebukable ; he must conduct himself so in his ministry that he might not lay himself open to any blame nor incur any blemish. What are the motives to move him to this? I. He gives him a solemn charge: I give thee charge…
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