What Does 1 Timothy 1:14 Mean in the King James?
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The verse presents favor as an overflow already joined with trust and love in Jesus the Anointed One.
THE MEANING
The Lord’s favor overflows now alongside trust and love in Jesus the Anointed One (Χριστός, Christos, “the anointed one”). Jesus (Ἰησοῦς, Iēsous; Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ, yēšūaʿ, “deliverance”) carries the nature of being brought out, and the verse locates this overflowing life in him.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The belief that the Lord’s favor is a scarce allotment gives way to a favor described as exceeding abundant and joined with trust and love.
THE ROOT
ὑπερεπλεόνασεν
hyperepleonasen
GROWS FROM
πλεονάζω (pleonazō), intensified by ὑπέρ (hyper)
πλεονάζω (pleonazō) means “abound” or “increase”; ὑπέρ (hyper) means “beyond.”
“exceeding abundant” in this verse is hyperepleonasen. The verb describes favor going beyond measure: the prefix “beyond” intensifies the sense of abundance. The same “more” word family can name greedy grasping, but here the thing increasing is the Lord’s favor.
ALSO GROWS
pleiōn: More, or a greater amount.
πλείων
It carries the basic idea of “more” that underlies the verse’s language of abundance.
pleonexia: Greed or covetous desire for more.
πλεονεξία
It shows another direction the same “more” family can take; here, abundance belongs to favor rather than grasping.
χάρις
charis
GROWS FROM
χαρ-
char-
The word family centers on favor and gracious giving, and is associated with gladness.
“grace” in this verse is charis. Favor is not merely a status attached to someone; its word family reaches toward freely granted kindness and joy. In this verse, that favor is itself the source of the overflow.
ALSO GROWS
charizomai: Grant freely or show favor.
χαρίζομαι
It shows favor moving outward as something freely given.
chara: Joy.
χαρά
Its association with the char- word family lets favor carry a note of gladness, not just approval.
πίστεως
pisteōs
GROWS FROM
πειθ- (peith-), from πείθω (peithō)
To persuade or be persuaded; to trust.
“faith” in this verse is pisteōs. The word carries the sense of trust that has taken hold, rather than a detached idea. Read as trust, leaning one’s full weight on what is trusted, it shows how favor is accompanied by reliance.
ALSO GROWS
peithō: Persuade or convince; in related forms, be persuaded.
πείθω
It reveals the responsive quality beneath trust: reliance grows from being persuaded of what is trustworthy.
pepoitha: Have confidence or trust.
πέποιθα
This related form makes trust a settled reliance, fitting the verse’s pairing of trust with overflowing favor.
THE PATTERN
The Lord’s favor is received with trust and expressed through faithful love that grows.
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;THE THREAD
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.The Greek nouns πίστις (pistis, “trust”) and ἀγάπη (agapē, “love”) appear together here, as they do in 1 Timothy 1:14, and both verses place them in Jesus Christ. Galatians makes their relation visible: trust is active through love, opening up what it means for favor to overflow with both.
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