I thank (χαριν εχω). "I have gratitude." As in 1 Timothy 1:12. Robinson cites examples of this phrase from the papyri.…

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers. Paul counted among his forefathers the patriarchs and the holy men of former times, as belo…

I thank God.—The exact reference of these words of thankfulness on the part of St. Paul has been the subject of much argument. Alt…

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day…

In contrast to his first letter, where Paul began by informing Timothy about his urgent task at Ephesus, even before his thanksgiving to God, Paul …

I give thanks. The meaning usually assigned to these words is that Paul “gives thanks to God,” and next assigns the cause or ground of tha…

I thank God
After the inscription and salutation follows the preface to the epistle; which contains a thanksgiving t…

The promise of eternal life to believers in Christ Jesus is the leading subject of ministers who serve according to the will of God. The blessings …

1. Here begins the epistolary me age, in which the Apostle does two main things:

   • First, he warns Timothy about present persecut…