I thank (χαριν εχω). "I have gratitude to." Common phrase (Luke 17:9), not elsewhere in Paul.

That enab…

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord. The mention of the gospel (1 Timothy 1:11), and of the fact that it was committed to him, l…

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me.—Better rendered, who hath given me strength within. The …

Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy an…

Usually the thanksgiving in Paul’s letters follows the salutation. But in this case the apostle has inserted between them a statement of his purpos…

I give thanks. Great is the dignity—of the apostleship, which Paul has claimed for himself; and he could not, looking at his former life, …

And I thank Jesus Christ our Lord
l The subject matter of this thanksgiving being the apostle's call to the ministry…

The apostle knew that he would justly have perished if the Lord had strictly noted what was amiss, and also if his grace and mercy had not been abu…

1. Above, he showed the value and usefulne of the virtues; here, he explains why they are needed. Specifically, whoever lacks them is in dan…